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koto

traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument
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Summary

koto is a type of musical instrument[1]. koto draws 4,497 Wikipedia views per month (type of musical instrument category, ranking #54 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • Based on: guzheng[3]
  • Subclass of: Plucked string instrument[4], tube zither[5], traditional Japanese musical instrument[6]
  • Commons category: Koto[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Koto[8]
  • Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[9]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 312.22-6[10]
  • Different from: Koto[11]

Why It Matters

koto has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] koto is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . guitar. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q298229
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → Plucked string instrument, tube zither, traditional Japanese musical instrument
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Koto
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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