player (of a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Attaches to instrument names to form agent nouns; used for instruments that are played by plucking, strumming, or pressing keys, such as ピアノ, ギター, 琴. Not used for wind or percussion instruments.
He is a professional piano player.
He became famous as a guitar player.
singing to one's own accompaniment; vocal performance with self-accompaniment
shamisen accompanist for dance practice · shamisen accompaniment for dance practice
player; performer
string instrument; stringed instrument
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
Derived from the continuative form (連用形) of the verb 弾く (ひく, 'to play a stringed or keyboard instrument').