Translation guide
The English word 'bugle' can refer to a brass musical instrument, a plant, or a sound made by animals. This guide focuses on the musical instrument, which is the most common meaning for learners.
A brass instrument like a small trumpet, used especially in military contexts.
General term for a bugle or trumpet-like instrument. Commonly used in everyday contexts.
A flowering plant of the genus Ajuga, often used as ground cover.
Katakana name for the Ajuga genus, commonly used in gardening.
I planted bugle in the garden.
A loud call made by certain animals, like elk or swans.
Japanese does not have a direct equivalent for the animal call 'bugle'. Instead, describe the sound using verbs like 鳴く (なく) or 叫ぶ (さけぶ) with an adverb.
The English verb 'to bugle' (for animals) has no direct Japanese equivalent. Using ラッパを吹く for an animal would be unnatural. Describe the sound instead.
He blew the bugle.
Katakana loanword from English 'bugle'. Used in specific contexts like scouting or military bands.
I learned the bugle in Boy Scouts.
Kanji form of ラッパ. Literary or formal, rarely used in modern writing.
The sound of the bugle echoed across the battlefield.
Japanese name for Ajuga reptans, literally 'Western twelve-layered kimono'. Botanical term, rarely used in everyday conversation.
Bugle is suitable as ground cover.
The elk bugled loudly.
Literally 'a call like a bugle', used to describe the sound metaphorically.
I heard the bugle-like call of a swan.