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マリンバ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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marimba

A percussion instrument with wooden bars and resonators, played with mallets.

彼かの女じょはマリンバを演えん奏そうするのがとても上手じょうずだ。

She is very good at playing the marimba.

Usage patterns

マリンバを弾ひくto play the marimba
彼かの女じょは幼おさない頃ころからマリンバを弾ひいている。
She has been playing the marimba since she was young.
マリンバを演えん奏そうするto perform on the marimba
コンサートでマリンバを演えん奏そうした。
He performed on the marimba at the concert.

Don't confuse with

シロフォン
マリンバ and シロフォン are both wooden-bar mallet instruments, but シロフォン has a brighter, shorter tone and usually a smaller range.
ビブラフォン
マリンバ uses wooden bars for a warm, resonant sound, while ビブラフォン uses metal bars with motorized resonators for a vibrato effect.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'marimba', ultimately of Bantu origin.