管かん鑰やく

noun

key

Archaic term for a key, especially in classical or historical contexts. Modern Japanese uses 鍵 (かぎ).

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょに「管かん鑰やく」という言こと葉ばが出でてくるが、今いまは「鍵かぎ」と言いう。

  The word 管鑰 appears in old documents, but nowadays we say 鍵.

noun

bamboo flute

Archaic term for a flute made of bamboo. In modern Japanese, 笛 (ふえ) or specific flute names are used.

• 「管かん籥やく」は竹たけで作つくられた笛ふえの古ふるい呼よび名なだ。

  管籥 is an old name for a flute made of bamboo.