弾ひき物もの

noun

string instrument; stringed instrument

Especially used in the context of gagaku (雅楽), Japanese court music. Refers to instruments played by plucking or bowing strings.

See also: 雅楽

• 雅が楽がくでは、弾ひき物ものとして琵び琶わや箏そうが用もちいられる。

  In gagaku, biwa and koto are used as string instruments.

• この曲きょくは弾ひき物もののための作さく品ひんです。

  This piece is a work for stringed instruments.