suikinkutsu

type of Japanese garden ornament and music device
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Summary

suikinkutsu ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • suikinkutsu is credited with the discovery of Kobori Enshū[2].
  • suikinkutsu is a type of garden ornament[3].
  • suikinkutsu is a type of idiophone[4].
  • suikinkutsu is a type of Ongu[5].
  • suikinkutsu is part of Japanese garden[6].
  • suikinkutsu is part of roji[7].
  • suikinkutsu's Commons category is recorded as Suikinkutsu[8].
  • suikinkutsu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '水琴窟'}[9].
  • suikinkutsu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '洞水門'}[10].
  • suikinkutsu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '伏鉢水門'}[11].
  • suikinkutsu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '伏瓶水門'}[12].
  • suikinkutsu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '摺鉢水門'}[13].
  • suikinkutsu's name in kana is recorded as すいきんくつ[14].
  • suikinkutsu's connects with is recorded as chōzubachi[15].
  • suikinkutsu's connects with is recorded as tsukubai[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include garden ornament[3], idiophone[4], and Ongu[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Japanese garden[6], a type of garden[17] and roji[7], a type of garden[18].

Why It Matters

suikinkutsu ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[1] suikinkutsu has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] suikinkutsu is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Zōen Yōgo Jiten (Dictionary). wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Hirho · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Kobori Enshū
    Subclass of → garden ornament, idiophone, Ongu
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Native label: 水琴窟"
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