白はっ鍵けん

noun

white key

Refers specifically to the white keys on a piano, organ, or similar keyboard instrument. Often contrasted with 黒鍵 (black key).

See also: 黒鍵

• ピアノの白はっ鍵けんだけを使つかってメロディーを弾ひいた。

  I played the melody using only the white keys of the piano.

• 初しょ心しん者しゃはまず白はっ鍵けんの位い置ちを覚おぼえるとよい。

  Beginners should first learn the positions of the white keys.