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霧笛 (むてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

霧む笛てき

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き

Meanings

1

noun

foghorn

A horn used to warn ships in foggy conditions.

霧きりの中なかで霧む笛てきが鳴なり響ひびいた。
The foghorn sounded through the fog.

Kanji

霧fog, mist
笛flute, clarinet, pipe

Etymology

Compound of 霧 (kiri, 'fog') and 笛 (fue, 'whistle, horn'). The reading むてき is the on'yomi of the characters.