鳳ほう笙しょう

noun

shō (Japanese free reed mouth organ)

Rare term for the shō, a traditional Japanese free reed instrument used in gagaku. More commonly referred to simply as 笙 (しょう).

See also: 笙

• 雅が楽がくでは、鳳ほう笙しょうが美うつくしい和わ音おんを奏かなでる。

  In gagaku, the shō plays beautiful chords.