Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たて
Grade: 6
ふえ > ぶえ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
縱笛 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たて)(ぶえ) (tatebue

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

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN