横笛

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See also: 橫笛

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 横笛 – see 橫笛 (“dizi; transverse flute; yokobue”).
(This term is the simplified form of 橫笛).
Notes:

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(よこ)笛(ぶえ) • (yokobue) 

  1. a transverse flute
  2. (specifically) a kind of bamboo transverse flute used to play traditional Japanese court music

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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