龍笛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
龍	笛
りゅう Jinmeiyō	てき Grade: 3
goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
竜笛

Etymology

Compound of 龍(りゅう) (ryū, “dragon”) + 笛(てき) (teki, “flute”)

Noun

龍(りゅう)笛(てき) • (ryūteki) 

1. (music) a dragon flute, a 40cm seven-holed transverse bamboo flute used in gagaku

   Hypernym: 横笛 (yokobue)

See also

• 高麗笛(こまぶえ) (komabue)
• 神楽笛(かぐらぶえ) (kagurabue)