能管

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能管 (nōkan): a noh flute.
Kanji in this term
のう
Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

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/noːkwan//noːkan/

Compound of (, noh theater) +‎ (kan, pipe; wind instrument).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(のう)(かん) (nōkanのうくわん (noukwan)?

  1. a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese noh theater performance: a nohkan

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN