Japanese musical instrument, usually with 13 strings Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Japanese musical instrument, usually with 13 strings last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KOTO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KOTO Japanese musical instrument, usually with 13 strings (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 7, 2019
7% GUITAR Stringed instrument (6) The Times Concise Jun 9, 2026
7% SITAR Indian stringed musical instrument (5) Puzzler Backwords Jun 7, 2026
7% VIOLINS Stringed musical instruments (7) (7) Mirror Classic May 25, 2026
7% HARP Large stringed musical instrument (4) Puzzler Backwords Mar 21, 2026
6% CRWTH Stringed instrument resembling a bowed lyre associated with Welsh music (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jun 21, 2026
6% OBOE Instrument usually pitched in C (4) New York Times Jun 19, 2026
6% LYRE Ancient stringed instrument (4) LA Times Mini Jun 8, 2026
6% TAMBOURINE Musical instrument that jingles (10) Newsday Jun 8, 2026
6% DOUBLEBASS Large stringed instrument (10) The Telegraph Quick Jun 1, 2026

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Japanese musical instrument, usually with 13 strings Crossword Clue
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