軍ぐん楽がく手しゅ

noun

military bandsman

Refers to a musician serving in a military band. A somewhat specialized term; in modern contexts, 軍楽隊員 may also be used.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、軍ぐん楽がく手しゅとして入にゅう隊たいした。

  He enlisted as a military bandsman when he was young.