Word Meaning 篠笛

しのぶえ shinobue

篠笛 is read as しのぶえ (shinobue) and means Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes).

Meaning

English

  1. Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)

Reading

Kana

しのぶえ

Romaji

shinobue

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ふえ

whistle

口笛

くちぶえ

whistle (sound made with the lips)

汽笛

きてき

steam whistle

警笛

けいてき

horn

草笛

くさぶえ

reed pipe

調子笛

ちょうしぶえ

pitch pipe

指笛

ゆびぶえ

whistling through one's fingers

笛吹き

ふえふき

flute player

笛小千鳥

ふえこちどり

piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

笛子

てきし

dizi

Example Sentences

2

かれはしのぶえをふく。

He plays the bamboo flute.

しのぶえのおとがきこえる。

I can hear the sound of the bamboo flute.