also: おうてき · ようじょう · おうじゃく
noun
transverse flute; side-blown flute
A flute held horizontally, such as a fife or Western concert flute. Contrasts with 縦笛 (end-blown flute).
See also: 縦笛
彼は横笛を吹くのが上手だ。
He is good at playing the transverse flute.
この曲は横笛の音色が美しい。
The tone of the transverse flute is beautiful in this piece.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
An end-blown flute held vertically, such as a recorder or shakuhachi, while 横笛 is held horizontally.
Compound of 横 (side, horizontal) and 笛 (flute). The reading よこぶえ is the native Japanese reading, while おうてき is the Sino-Japanese reading.