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電気楽器 (でんきがっき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん気き楽がっ器き

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Meanings

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noun

electric musical instrument

Refers to musical instruments that use electricity for sound production or amplification, such as electric guitars, synthesizers, and theremins.

エレキギターは電でん気き楽がっ器きの一いっ種しゅです。
The electric guitar is a type of electric musical instrument.
彼かれは電でん気き楽がっ器きの演えん奏そうが得とく意いだ。
He is good at playing electric musical instruments.

Kanji

電electricity
気spirit, mind, air
楽music, comfort, ease
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Similar words

電でん子し楽がっ器き
電子楽器 (electronic musical instrument) emphasizes digital or electronic sound generation, while 電気楽器 broadly includes any instrument using electricity, including amplified acoustic instruments.
アコースティック楽がっ器き
アコースティック楽器 (acoustic instrument) is the opposite of 電気楽器, referring to instruments that produce sound without electricity.

Etymology

Compound of 電気 (electricity) and 楽器 (musical instrument).