How to say "harp" in Japanese

• ハープCommon
  nounThe everyday word for the instrument itself — the harp of orchestras and music lessons. When you simply mean a harp, this is the word to reach for.
  どこからかハープの流麗りゅうれいな調しらべが聞きこえてきた。↗

  They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.
• 竪琴たてごと
  nounA less common word that covers both the harp and the lyre; it is chiefly used of ancient instruments, so for the concert harp ハープ is the usual choice.

For the harp as an instrument, 「ハープ」 is the common word; 竪琴, a less common term that also means lyre, is the choice for ancient harps and for the lyre.

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• ハープharp
• 竪琴たてごとharp