tonkori

Summary

tonkori ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• tonkori is a type of necked, flat-backed, plucked lute^[2].
• tonkori is a type of traditional Japanese musical instrument^[3].
• tonkori is a type of traditional handicraft of Japan^[4].
• tonkori is used for Ainu music^[5].
• tonkori's Commons category is recorded as Tonkori^[6].
• tonkori's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[7].
• tonkori's used by is recorded as Ainu people^[8].
• tonkori's native label is recorded as トンコリ^[9].
• tonkori's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322-5^[10].
• tonkori's indigenous to is recorded as Hokkaido^[11].
• tonkori's indigenous to is recorded as Sakhalin^[12].
• tonkori's indigenous to is recorded as Honshu^[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include necked, flat-backed, plucked lute^[2], traditional Japanese musical instrument^[3], and traditional handicraft of Japan^[4].

Use and Application

tonkori is used for Ainu music^[5]. tonkori's used by is recorded as Ainu people^[8].

Why It Matters

tonkori ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[1] tonkori has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] tonkori is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]