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一節切り (ひとよぎり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一節切ひとよぎり

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Meanings

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noun

one-jointed bamboo musical instrument

A traditional Japanese bamboo instrument consisting of a single joint, used in folk music or as a simple flute-like device.

一節ひとよ切ぎりは、竹たけの一ひと節ふしを使つかって作つくられた素そ朴ぼくな楽がっ器きです。
The hitoyogiri is a simple instrument made from a single joint of bamboo.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
節node, season, period
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Etymology

Compound of 一節 (hitoyo, 'one joint') + 切り (kiri, 'cutting'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the name describes the instrument's construction from a single bamboo joint.