竪琴

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 竪琴 refers to a harp, whose strings are plucked to produce sound.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe music in a hall or an instrument being played in a mural.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading of 琴 in the compound
  • 琴 is read こと on its own. In 竪琴, it becomes ごと, making the whole word たてごと.