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管弦楽器 (かんげんがっき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

管かん弦げん楽がっ器き

Meanings

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noun

wind and string instruments

Refers collectively to wind and string instruments, often in an orchestral context. Not a single instrument but a category.

管かん弦げん楽がっ器きの演えん奏そうを聴ききに行いった。
I went to listen to a performance of wind and string instruments.
この曲きょくは管かん弦げん楽がっ器きのために書かかれた。
This piece was written for wind and string instruments.

Kanji

管pipe, tube, wind instrument
弦bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
楽music, comfort, ease
器

utensil, vessel, receptacle

Similar words

管かん楽がっ器き
Refers only to wind instruments, excluding strings.
弦げん楽がっ器き
Refers only to string instruments, excluding winds.
オーケストラ
An orchestra, which typically includes both wind and string instruments, but also percussion and other sections.

Etymology

Compound of 管 (wind instrument), 弦 (string instrument), and 楽器 (musical instrument).