SHAKUHACHI

Meaning of SHAKUHACHI in English

[ ˌʃakʊ'hatʃi ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a Japanese bamboo flute, held vertically when played.

Origin

C19: Japanese, from shaku , a measure of length (approx. 0.33 metre) + hachi 'eight (tenths)'.

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SHAKUHACHI — Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Its notes are produced by blowing across the open upper end, resulting in a distinctively breathy …
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SHAKUHACHI — ˌshäküˈhächē noun ( plural shakuhachi ) Etymology: Japanese : a Japanese bamboo flute
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SHAKUHACHI — a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute that was originally derived from the earlier Chinese hsiao. The shakuhachi's blowing end is cut …
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SHAKUHACHI — n. Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Its notes are produced by blowing across the open upper end, resulting in a distinctively …
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SHAKUHACHI — Сякухати
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TAKEMITSU, TŌRU — born Oct. 8, 1930, Tokyo, Japan died Feb. 20, 1996, Tokyo Japanese composer. In 1951 he founded Tokyo's Experimental Laboratory …
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FLUTE — In its broad sense, a flute may be end-blown, like the recorder , or may have a globular shape, like …
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JAPANESE MUSIC — a form of East Asian music derived in large part from Chinese and Korean sources but also containing remnants of …
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WOODWIND INSTRUMENT — Any musical wind instrument that produces sound by either directing a stream of air against the edge of a hole …
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KOTO — n. Japanese musical instrument, a long zither with movable bridges and usually 13 strings. It is placed on the ground …
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FLUTE — n. Woodwind instrument in which the sound is produced by blowing against a sharp edge. In its broad sense, a …
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TAKEMITSU, TORU — born Oct. 8, 1930, Tokyo, Japan died Feb. 20, 1996, Tokyo Japanese composer. In 1951 he founded Tokyo's Experimental Laboratory …
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СЯКУХАТИ — Shakuhachi
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