能管
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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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])[1]
- IPA(key): [no̞ːkã̠ɴ]
Noun
能管 • (nōkan) ←のうくわん (noukwan)?
- a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese noh theater performance: a nohkan
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN