竜りゅう吟ぎん

noun

dragon flute; medium-pitched gagaku transverse flute

Archaic term for a specific gagaku instrument, also called 竜笛 (りゅうてき). Used in historical or musical contexts.

See also: 竜笛

• 雅が楽がくでは、竜りゅう吟ぎんは竜りゅう笛てきの古ふるい呼よび名なとして知しられている。

  In gagaku, 竜吟 is known as an old name for the dragon flute.