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Answer for the clue "13-stringed instrument ", 4 letters:
koto

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Word definitions for koto in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context musical instruments English) 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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
KOTO (91.7 FM ) is a National Public Radio -affiliated radio station licensed to Telluride, Colorado , USA. The station is currently owned by San Miguel Educational Fund.

Usage examples of koto.

The old woman from Haginochaya who still comes to tend the two graves is Shigizawa Teru, a high-ranking member of the Ikuta school of koto players.

But when I was in the second grade -- in the spring, when the double globeflowers at the mouth of the waterfall were in full bloom -- I came home from school one day and was startled to hear the sound of a koto from the inner room.

From the insignia on his police jumpsuit, he clearly outranked Burns and Koto by a number of grades.

Hidemi's cousin from Fukuoka played the koto, and a pair of dancers performed a slow and graceful bugaku.

So when word reached the Cheboygan agent -Koto Shigari - that two Iron Masters in full battle armour were sitting tall in the saddle on the northern shore of the straits, he weighed anchor immediately.