Translation guide
A flageolet is a small end-blown flute, historically made of wood or ivory, with a distinctive sweet tone. In Japanese, it is typically referred to by the loanword フラジオレット or described as a type of 縦笛.
Referring to the historical woodwind instrument, a small end-blown flute.
The standard loanword for the flageolet instrument. Widely understood in musical contexts.
彼はフラジオレットを演奏した。
He played the flageolet.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'a type of vertical flute'. Useful when the loanword is not known.
フラジオレットは縦笛の一種です。
The flageolet is a type of vertical flute.
Combines the loanword with 笛 (flute) for clarity. Less common but unambiguous.
博物館に古いフラジオレット笛が展示されている。
An old flageolet flute is on display at the museum.