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koto

traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument
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koto

Summary

koto is a type of musical instrument[1]. koto draws 1,495 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #54 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • koto's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • koto's based on is recorded as guzheng[4].
  • koto is a type of Plucked string instrument[5].
  • koto is a type of tube zither[6].
  • koto is a type of traditional Japanese musical instrument[7].
  • koto's Commons category is recorded as Koto[8].
  • koto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Koto[9].
  • koto's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • koto's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 312.22-6[11].
  • koto's different from is recorded as Koto[12].

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Definition and Type

koto's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include Plucked string instrument[5], tube zither[6], and traditional Japanese musical instrument[7].

Why It Matters

koto draws 1,495 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #54 of 399).[2] koto has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . guitar. 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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6d 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)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548349505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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