フルート

also: フリュート

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Meanings

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Refers to the Western concert flute or the general instrument family. In Japanese, フルート is the standard term.

フルートを吹ふくto play the flute
彼かの女じょは毎まい日にちフルートを吹ふいている。
She plays the flute every day.
フルートを習ならうto learn/take lessons for the flute
子こ供どもの頃ころからフルートを習ならっている。
I've been taking flute lessons since I was a child.

笛ふえN3
笛 is the broad term for any flute or whistle, including traditional Japanese instruments, while フルート refers specifically to the Western concert flute.
尺しゃく八はち
フルート refers to the Western concert flute, whereas 尺八 is the Japanese bamboo flute with a distinct blowing technique and traditional repertoire.

レコーダー
フルート is the transverse flute held sideways and played by blowing across a hole, whereas リコーダー (レコーダー) is the simpler end-blown recorder taught in Japanese schools.

本ほんN5
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

Borrowed from English 'flute', ultimately from Old French 'flaute'. The alternative form フリュート reflects an older or German-influenced pronunciation.