gottan

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noun

traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin

OriginJapanese ゴッタン →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

noungottan (plural gottans or gottan)

plural gottans

  1. entertainmenttraditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin

Origin

  1. Japaneseゴッタン
  2. Englishgottan

From Japanese ゴッタン (gottan).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

GattonTatong
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“gottan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gottan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gottan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gottan.

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