管弦

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See also: 管絃

Chinese

to take care (of); to control; to manage
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
 
 bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (管弦/管絃) 管 弦/絃
simp. (管弦) 管 弦

Etymology

Short for 管樂／管乐 (guǎnyuè) + 弦樂／弦乐 (xiányuè).

Pronunciation

Noun

管弦

  1. orchestral music

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
管 弦
かん
Grade: 4 		げん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

管(かん)弦(げん) • (kangen) 

  1. wind and string instruments
  2. Japanese court music music

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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