Kanken 1
簫

Meaning

Kanji 簫

flute

flute, pan pipes

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ふえ
Onyomi 音読み
ショウ
Nanori 名乗り
-
Jōyō
-
JLPT
-
Frequency
-
Strokes
19
Radical
-
Components
-
Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

簫

しょう

xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)

簫の笛

しょうのふえ

xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)

洞簫

どうしょう

dongxiao (Chinese bamboo flute similar to a shakuhachi)

排簫

はいしょう

paixiao (ancient Chinese bamboo panpipes)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は簫を静かに吹き始めた。

He quietly began to play the flute.

簫の音が谷に響いた。

The sound of the flute echoed through the valley.

古い簫が壁に飾ってある。

An old flute is displayed on the wall.

旅人は夜になると簫を吹いた。

When night fell, the traveler played the flute.

博物館で簫を初めて見た。

I saw pan pipes for the first time at the museum.