ハーモニウム

also: ハルモニウム

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Meanings

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noun

harmonium

A keyboard instrument that produces sound by pumping air through reeds; often used in Indian classical music and as a portable alternative to the pipe organ.

彼かの女じょは教きょう会かいでハーモニウムを弾ひいている。
She plays the harmonium at church.

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Standard katakana spelling for the musical instrument.

ハルモニウム

Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the original French/German word.

Similar words

オルガン
オルガン usually refers to a pipe organ or electronic organ, which is larger and more complex than a harmonium.
アコーディオン
アコーディオン is a handheld free-reed instrument with bellows, while a harmonium is typically placed on a table or floor and played with one hand pumping the bellows.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'harmonium', ultimately from French 'harmonium' or German 'Harmonium'.