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koto

/koh-toh; Japanese kaw-taw/US // ˈkoʊ toʊ; Japanese ˈkɔˈtɔ //UK // (ˈkəʊtəʊ) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ko·tos, ko·to.

    • : a Japanese musical 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.

Examples

  • She took the title after fellow Japanese Koto Okubo passed away on Jan. 12, 2013, at the age of 115 years and 19 days.

  • Koto, Leider's found means of protecting both raw materials and living beings against the atomic gun!

  • Koto's face was drawn, and Virginia Crane was staring in horrified fascination at the gun.

  • Virginia Crane cried as I presented her and Koto with my struggling but helpless prize.

  • Captain Crane and Koto were making weak, despairing signs at me from the entrance to the control room.

  • I felt really sure that the guards were not armed with some mysterious weapon we could not see, and Koto felt the same.