On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Koto. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Koto in a sentence
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Koto meaning
A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
Synonyms of Koto
Using Koto
- The main meaning on this page is: A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
- Useful related words include: stringed instrument.
- In the example corpus, koto often appears in combinations such as: the koto, koto was, of koto.
Context around Koto
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Koto
- In this selection, "koto" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, solo, composed, first, song, itself and performers stand out and add context to how "koto" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a winding koto melody and beyond that koto fuels startups. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "koto" sits close to words such as abstention, actuarial and admonition, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with koto
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An analogous word is mi-koto. (6 words)
Whether Igala, Ebira, Okun, Ebura-koto, Bassa, Hausa, Nupe or Ogori-Magongo. (12 words)
Dempsey got into making desserts when she went to work with Jennifer Dickerson at Koto. (15 words)
History The ancestor of the koto was the Chinese zheng citation citation and was first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th and 8th century. citation The first known version had five strings, which eventually increased to seven strings. (40 words)
About six feet long and one foot wide, the koto is traditionally placed on the floor in front of the player, who kneels. citation Ji (bridge) The strings are made from a variety of materials. (35 words)
He was a gifted blind musician from Kyoto who changed the limited selection of six songs to a brand new style of koto music which he called kumi uta. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck composed "Koto Song" that, while not featuring the koto itself, is played to allow the piano to emulate its sound.
June Kuramoto of the jazz fusion group Hiroshima was one of the first koto performers to popularize the koto in a non-traditional fusion style.
Reiko Obata has also made the koto accessible to Western music readers with the publication of two books for solo koto using Western notation.
Some literary and historical records indicate that solo pieces for koto existed centuries before sōkyoku, the music of the solo koto genre, was established.
The treatment of the wood before making the koto varies tremendously: one koto maker seasons the wood for perhaps a year on the roof of the house.
When the koto was first imported to Japan, the native word koto was a generic term for any and all Japanese stringed instruments.
Beyond that, Koto fuels startups with distinctive, culturally relevant brands, exemplified by the likes of Bolt, BackMarket, and Meatable, catalyzing their ambitions to reach new heights.
Kogi west has seven local government areas- Kaba Bunu, Kogi/Koto Karfe, Mopa Muro, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West and Lokoja.
The people of Kogi West Senatorial District; which comprises of the Gbede, Yagba, Owe, Bunu, Ebira-Koto, Oworo, and other tribes, are predominantly Yorubas, as history rightly definds.
Dempsey got into making desserts when she went to work with Jennifer Dickerson at Koto.
Whether Igala, Ebira, Okun, Ebura-koto, Bassa, Hausa, Nupe or Ogori-Magongo.
Out of the 32 Assembly Members, 13 voted in favour of Joseph Koto, 12 voted for Doris Ayensu Nyarko with seven members voting for Eric Twumasi.
Over three days, join a series of events showcasing Japanese storytelling traditions, starting with a musical performance by The Washington Toho Koto Society (8/8, 11 AM).
The erhu, koto, shamisen, and other folk instruments that played a larger role in the past are sometimes missing or drowned out by synths.
The former finds Yachty comfortably switching between flows in order to match a collage of thumping kick drums, video game explosions, and a winding koto melody.
About six feet long and one foot wide, the koto is traditionally placed on the floor in front of the player, who kneels. citation Ji (bridge) The strings are made from a variety of materials.
An analogous word is mi-koto.
A smaller influence in the evolution of the koto is found in the inspiration of a woman named Keiko Nosaka.
He was a gifted blind musician from Kyoto who changed the limited selection of six songs to a brand new style of koto music which he called kumi uta.
History The ancestor of the koto was the Chinese zheng citation citation and was first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th and 8th century. citation The first known version had five strings, which eventually increased to seven strings.
Common combinations with koto
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the koto 16×
- koto was 5×
- of koto 4×
- koto is 3×
- solo koto 2×
- koto music 2×
- modern koto 2×