笛【ふえ】
Frequency rank: 8,553. – 8,574.
- flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
- whistle
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 笛【ふえ】【ちゃく】Frequency rank: 8,553. – 8,574.
- ふえFrequency rank: 27,390. – 27,616.
- ちゃく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
- whistle
This meaning refers to various types of wind instruments, typically associated with music. These instruments are known for their melodic sound produced by blowing air through them.
He is playing the flute.
I am learning to play the recorder at school.
This meaning indicates a sound produced by forcing air through a small opening, which can be intentional (like signaling someone) or unintentional (like a sound made while exhaling).
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふえ笛をふく吹くto play the fluteふえ笛のおと音sound of the fluteふえ笛をもつ持つto hold a fluteふえ笛のえんそう演奏flute performanceよこぶえ横笛transverse fluteふえ笛のめろでぃいメロディーmelody of the fluteうた歌ふえ笛singing fluteふえ笛をふく吹くひと人flute playerふえ笛のれっすんレッスンflute lessonふえ笛とたいこ太鼓flute and drumくちぶえをふく口笛を吹くto whistleふえ笛のてくにっくテクニックflute techniqueふえ笛のふめん譜面sheet music for the fluteかわ川のふえ笛river flute
Example sentences
10 results
The fowler's pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.
10. こども子供のすきなちいさい小さいかみさま神さまがありました。いつもはもり森のなか中で、うた歌をうたったりふえ笛をふいたり吹いたりして、ことり小鳥やけものとあそんでいました遊んでいましたが、ときどきひと人のすんでいるむら村へでてきて出てきて、すきなこどもたち子供たちとあそぶ遊ぶのでした。
There once was a little spirit that the children loved. Usually in the forest he would sing his songs and play the flute and mess about with the birds and other such beasts. At times he would come out to the village where the people lived and play with the children he liked.