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ウクレレ (ukurere) Japanese meaning: ukulele | Kotomora

ウクレレ

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Meanings

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ukulele

A small four-stringed guitar-like instrument from Hawaii.

from Hawaiian

彼かれはウクレレを弾ひくのが上手じょうずだ。

He is good at playing the ukulele.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を弾ひくto play (a stringed instrument)
彼かれはウクレレを弾ひくのが得とく意いだ。
He is good at playing the ukulele.

Don't confuse with

ギターN5
ギター is the full-size six-string instrument, whereas ウクレレ is a smaller four-stringed Hawaiian instrument that learners sometimes mistake for a type of guitar.

Counted with

本ほんN5
ウクレレ is typically counted with 本, the counter for long, guitar-like instruments.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele.