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I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the koto before moving onto the piano.
Tobe Hooper

Meaning of "koto" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KOTO

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOTO

koto  [ˈkəʊtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Koto is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KOTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Koto

Koto may refer to: ▪ Koto, a Japanese musical instrument ▪ Koto, a traditional dress made by Creole women in Suriname ▪ Koto, Italian/Dutch synth pop group ▪ Kōtō, Tokyo, a ward in Tokyo, Japan ▪ Koto, a ligature of two Japanese katakana ▪ The novel The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata, originally titled "Koto" in Japanese ▪ Hikaru Koto, former porn star ▪ KOTO, a not-for-profit restaurant and vocational training program based in Hanoi, Vietnam ▪ KOTO, a National Public Radio-affiliated radio station licensed to Telluride, Colorado, USA ▪ KOTO experiment, a particle physics experiment at J-PARC, Japan. ▪ Pterygota bequaertii, a timber species referred to by the trade name "Koto"...

Definition of koto in the English dictionary

The definition of koto in the dictionary is a Japanese stringed instrument, consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings, which are plucked with plectrums or a nail-like device.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOTO


Kioto
kɪˈəʊtəʊ
Kumamoto
ˌkʊməˈməʊtəʊ
Kyoto
kɪˈəʊtəʊ
minimoto
ˈmɪnɪˌməʊtəʊ
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
putto
ˈpʊtəʊ
radiophoto
ˌraɪdɪəʊˈfəʊtəʊ
roto
ˈrəʊtəʊ
Saulteaux
ˈsəʊtəʊ
telephoto
ˌtelɪˈfəʊtəʊ
wirephoto
ˈwaɪəˌfəʊtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOTO

kotahitanga
kotare
kotch
kottabos
kotuku
kotukutuku
kotwal
koulibiaca
koumis
koumiss
koumyss
kouprey
koura
kouroi
kouros
Kourou
kousso

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOTO

con moto
De Soto
ex voto
Fernando De Soto
in toto
Nansei-shoto
passport photo
Sokoto
Soto
supermoto
X-ray photo

Synonyms and antonyms of koto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «koto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOTO

Find out the translation of koto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of koto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «koto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

koto
570 millions of speakers

English

koto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोटो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кото
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

koto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Koto
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

koto
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Koto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

koto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Koto
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोतो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koto
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

koto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кото
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Koto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

koto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of koto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOTO»

The term «koto» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOTO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about koto

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QUOTES WITH «KOTO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word koto.
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Tobe Hooper
I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the koto before moving onto the piano.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOTO»

Discover the use of koto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to koto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Koto: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam
Featuring stunning food photography as well as images of the Vietnamese countryside and people, this is a gorgeous reference that is perfect for the home cook and armchair traveler alike. Measurements are metric.
Tracey Lister, Andreas Pohl, 2011
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Koto
KOTO is an inspiring collection of recipes from throughout Vietnam.
Lister, Tracey
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A Reference Grammar of Japanese
The basic difference between koto and no can be seen in sentences of the type exemplified by Soo kangaeru NO wa toozen no KOTO da 'It is natural to think so', an identif icational sentence with the specific nominalization (soo kangaeru no ...
Samuel Elmo Martin, 2004
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The koto: a traditional instrument in contemporary Japan
Henry Johnson is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he teaches and undertakes research in Ethnomusicology and Asian Studies.
Henry Mabley Johnson, 2004
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Innovating Musical Tradition in Japan: Negotiating ...
My dissertation thus combines the "ethnomusicology of the individual" and the study of institutional processes as a whole, in order to explore the dialectical processes at work in the dynamic relationship between agency and structure.
Liv Lande, 2007
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Chosin Reservoir: As I Remember Koto-Ri Pass, North Korea, ...
Providing firsthand insight into the realities of war, author Merrill Harper, a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Army, tells the story of how one army officer and three enlisted men were able to break up a ten thousand man Chinese ...
Merrill Harper, 2012
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Sibusiso Mbhele and his fish helicopter
Sibusiso Mbhele And His Fish Helicopteris a cinematic look at the life and work of a visionary South African outsider artist who sparked the jealousy, wrath, and ultimate rejection of his own community with his wondrous creations of scrap ...
Koto Bolofo, Sibusiso Mbhele, 2002
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Composing for Japanese Instruments
In Japan, there are two Chinese characters that are read "koto," # and Iff, both of which are classified as zithers in the category of plucked instruments. The difference between the two characters is that ^f1 indicates instruments with movable ...
Minoru Miki, Philip Flavin, 2008
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Essays on Japan: Between Aesthetics and Literature
to be absorbed in thoughts), and that such a being is nothing but the koto that makes the movement and the condition of action possible. Whereas mono indicates the content of movement or the content of quietness, koto indicates their Being.
Michael Marra, 2010
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Syntax
Koto. c. Distributively, see below, 3 ; as, Xen. Anal). I. g, 17 koto p-rjea, efery month ; JSschin. 77, 19 tioff £KdoTV)i' T)p.e'pai', er?ry rf«y : Plat. Hep. 298 E kot' lvuun6v : so G.T. as Hebr. ix. 25 kot' Iviavriv, every year : Acts ii. 46 K<x6' r\)Upa.v,  ...
William Edward Jelf, 1861

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term koto is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet the architect who is strictly DIY, but creating musical instruments
... a bass guitar with only two strings connected to a two-meter-long rectangular board, a "gourd-style koto" with several strings stretched across ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
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ANALYSIS: Campaign Off To A Winning Start | Fiji Sun
6/10; Sunia Koto – excellent defence, strong tackles and initially shaky scrum but managed to contest the Tongan pack well. 7/10; Manasa ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
3
Sekola agrees to stay at Free State Stars for one more season - Goal …
However, a source very close to Sekola insists that the 26-year-old will be at Ea Lla Koto next season after agreeing to stay for one more ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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FEATURE: Doc Khumalo, Teboho Moloi and all your PSL assistant …
The former Ea Lla Koto player is currently working under Malawian coach Kinnah Phiri as his assistant. Jomo Cosmos - Siza Dlamini and ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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Ea Lla Koto Sign Goalkeeper
After more than three weeks of training, Nkambule convinced the technical team of Ea Lla Koto that he is the player they have been looking for. «Soccer Laduma, Jul 15»
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Tsukiji market's replacement lands opening date of Nov. 7, 2016
7, 2016, in the capital's Koto Ward. The new location is about 2 kilometers southeast of the Tsukiji market. The agreement was reached in a ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
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Big yellow trucks replace big yellow buses as school district begins …
Mr. Gass was featured on KOTO's “Off The Record” news program on June 30 and you can access the show on the KOTO news archives. «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»
8
Pirates To Poach Stars' Sekola? - Soccer Laduma
Although Ea Lla Koto have been reluctant to listen to offers for the PSL's top goal-scorer for the 2014/15 season, Pirates are said to be willing to ... «Soccer Laduma, Jul 15»
9
Hamamatsu dumping star Murry
... told The Japan Times that the Sendai 89ers (Shuto Kawachi), Shimane Susanoo Magic (Michael Katsuhisa), Shiga Lakestars (Koto Toyama), ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
10
Tokyo Bay fireworks festival may be an Olympics loser, ousted by …
... but that was superseded by Tokyo Big Sight — the nation's largest convention center — which was built in neighboring Koto Ward in 1996. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Koto [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/koto>. May 2024 ».
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