bamboo flute
A general term for any flute made of bamboo, including traditional Japanese instruments like the shakuhachi or shinobue, as well as simple folk flutes.
彼は竹笛で美しい音色を奏でた。
He played a beautiful tone on the bamboo flute.
Compound of 竹 (たけ, 'bamboo') and 笛 (ふえ, 'flute'), with rendaku voicing of ふえ to ぶえ.