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横笛
横笛
See also: 橫笛
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 横笛 – see 橫笛. (This term, 横笛, is the simplified form of 橫笛.) |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 横 | 笛 |
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よこ Grade: 3 |
ふえ > ぶえ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 横 (yoko, “sideways; horizontal”) + 笛 (fue, “flute”).[1][2]The fue changes to bue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Compare 縦笛 (tatebue), which refers to an end-blown flute held vertically.
Pronunciation
- Kun'yomi
- (Tokyo) よこぶえ [yòkóbúé] (Heiban - [0])[2]
- (Tokyo) よこぶえ [yòkóbúꜜè] (Nakadaka - [3])[2]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ko̞bɯᵝe̞]
Noun
横笛 (hiragana よこぶえ, romaji yokobue)
- a transverse flute
- more specifically, a kind of bamboo transverse flute used to play traditional Japanese court music