笛 (ふえ, fue) Japanese meaning: flute | Kotomora女
は
笛
を
吹
く
の
が
上手
だ
。
She is good at playing the flute.
I learned a wind instrument called the recorder in elementary school.
Usage patterns
笛を吹くto play/blow a flute or whistle
He plays the flute in the park every morning.
笛を鳴らすto blow a whistle (to signal something)
The referee blew his whistle when he saw the foul.
笛が鳴るfor a whistle to sound/blow
The whistle sounded to signal the end of the match.
Expressions
秋の鹿は笛に寄るpeople may bring about their own downfall through love; one's weak points are easily exploited 笛吹けども踊らずwe played the flute for you, and you did not dance; people ignore one's invitation or effort to do something together
transverse flute; side-blown flute
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reed pipe; grass whistle
windpipe; trachea
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
finger whistle; whistling with fingers
dog whistle
sea whistle; diver's whistle
bamboo flute
flute-player seating area (noh)
upstage left pillar (noh stage)
bamboo flute · bamboo for making flutes · wind and string instruments
star snapper; Lutjanus stellatus
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Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when avoiding kanji.
