横笛
See also: 橫笛
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 横笛 – see 橫笛 (“dizi; transverse flute; yokobue”). (This term, 横笛, is the simplified form of 橫笛.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 横 | 笛 |
| よこ Grade: 3 |
ふえ > ぶえ Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 橫笛 (kyūjitai) |
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
Noun
横笛 • (yokobue)
- a transverse flute
- more specifically, a kind of bamboo transverse flute used to play traditional Japanese court music
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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