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弱音器 (じゃくおんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弱じゃく音おん器き

じゃ

く

お

ん

き

Meanings

1

mute; damper; sordino

A device used on musical instruments to soften or muffle the sound. Common in orchestral and band contexts.

トランペットに弱じゃく音

Kanji

弱weak, frail
音sound, noise
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Built from

弱じゃく音おん+

おん

器き

を

付つ

け

て

練れん

習しゅう

する

。

I practice with a mute on the trumpet.

弦げん楽がっ器きの弱じゃく音おん器きは駒こまに取とり付つける。

A string instrument mute is attached to the bridge.

Etymology

Compound of 弱音 (weak sound) + 器 (device). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical coinage.