Yanggeum

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Yanggeum
Hangul:
양금
Hanja:
Revised Romanization: yanggeum
McCune-Reischauer: yanggŭm

The yanggeum is a traditional Korean string instrument. It is a hammered dulcimer. Unlike other traditional Korean instruments (most of which have silk strings), the yanggeum has metal strings. It is played by striking the strings with a bamboo stick.

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