横笛
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 横 | 笛 |
[edit] Etymology
Literally, yoko: the horizontal direction + fue: flute. This term is to distinguish them from 縦笛tatebue, end-blown flutes, which refers vertically directed.
[edit] Noun
横笛 (hiragana よこぶえ, romaji yokobue)
- a generic term referring to any Japanese transverse flute, especially bamboo one.
