縦笛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たて
Grade: 6
ふえ > ぶえ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (tate, vertical) + (fue, flute). The fue changes to bue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

縦笛 (hiragana たてぶえ, rōmaji tatebue)

  1. (music) vertical flute
  2. (music) recorder (musical instrument)

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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