草くさ笛ぶえ

noun

reed pipe; grass whistle

A simple musical instrument made by blowing across a blade of grass or a leaf held between the thumbs or lips. Often associated with children's play and folk culture.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、よく草くさ笛ぶえを吹ふいて遊あそんだ。

  When I was a child, I often played by blowing a grass whistle.

• 彼かれは笹ささの葉はで草くさ笛ぶえを作つくった。

  He made a reed pipe out of a bamboo leaf.