能管

Japanese

能管 (nōkan): a noh flute.

Kanji in this term
能	管
のう Grade: 5	かん Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

/noːkwan/ → /noːkan/

Compound of 能 (nō, “noh theater”) +‎ 管 (kan, “pipe; wind instrument”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) のーかん [nòókáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

能(のう)管(かん) • (nōkan) ^{←のうくわん (noukwan)?}

1. a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese noh theater performance: a nohkan