Refers to a person who plays a stringed instrument (e.g., guitar, shamisen) or a keyboard instrument (e.g., piano). Often used in contexts like ギターの弾き手 or ピアノの弾き手.
He is the guitar player in the band.
This piece requires a skilled piano performer.
Standard kanji spelling for a player of a stringed or keyboard instrument.
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes used when the instrument is not specified or for clarity.
Formed from 弾き, the continuative form of 弾く “play an instrument,” and the agent noun 手 “performer.”