The name of each part of the instrument, such as 'ryukaku' (dragon horns), 'ryugan' (dragon eyes) and 'ryushu' (dragon hands), derived from the belief that Soh was the symbol of ryu (dragon).
楽器の各部分には、「龍角」「劉眼」「龍手」など、箏を竜に見立てた名称がつけられている。