和楽器(わがっき)

わがっき
noun
traditional Japanese musical instruments
1. traditional Japanese musical instruments
Musical instruments that originated in or are traditionally associated with Japan.
和楽器(わがっき)の演奏(えんそう)を聴(き)いた。
I listened to a performance of traditional Japanese instruments.
三味線(しゃみせん)は代表的(だいひょうてき)な和楽器(わがっき)だ。
The shamisen is a representative Japanese instrument.
和楽器(わがっき)を習(なら)い始(はじ)めた。
I started learning a traditional Japanese instrument.

和楽器(わがっき) (和(わ) = Japanese + 楽器(がっき) = instrument)

EXAMPLES:

  • 琴(こと): koto (stringed instrument)
  • 三味線(しゃみせん): shamisen (three-stringed)
  • 尺八(しゃくはち): shakuhachi (bamboo flute)
  • 太鼓(たいこ): taiko (drum)
  • 笙(しょう): sho (mouth organ)
  • 篠笛(しのぶえ): shinobue (transverse flute)

CONTRAST: 洋楽器(ようがっき) (Western instruments)

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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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