月琴

Chinese
moon stringed instrument
trad. (月琴) 月 琴
simp. #(月琴) 月 琴

Pronunciation

Noun

月琴

  1. yueqin (short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera)
  2. a long-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body and two strings, used in the traditional music of Taiwan

Synonyms
  • (long-necked lute): (Hokkien) 乞食琴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
月 琴
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1		 きん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Diagram of a gekkin.
Diagram of a gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding the instrument.

Etymology

月(げつ) (getsu, “moon”) + 琴(きん) (kin, “stringed instrument”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

月(げっ)琴(きん) • (gekkin) 

  1. a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, derived from the Chinese yueqin and formerly used in the traditional music of Japan

Korean
Hanja in this term
月琴

Noun

月琴 • (wolgeum) (hangeul 월금)

  1. Hanja form? of 월금 (“a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
月琴

Noun

月琴

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầm (“moon lute”).
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