ふえ
Meanings
Noun
1. 管楽器のうち、唇や振動を用いずに音を出す器具の一般的名称。主としてリードを用いないものをいう。
2. 横笛(よこぶえ)。1の内、横長に構えて音を出すもの。篳篥などに対していう。
3. 合図のために息を吹き込んで音を出す道具。呼び子、ホイッスルなど。
4. 汽笛。
5. のどぶえ。
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax); common bellowsfish; snipe-fish; snipefish; spine trumpet fish; trumpetfish
flute-player seating area (noh), behind upstage left
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
bamboo flute; bamboo for making flutes; wind and string instruments
Examples (3 in total)
When the whistle blows, the race will start.
The referee blew his whistle to end the match.
The policeman blew his whistle for the car to stop.