ピック

ぴっく
noun
pick; plectrum; guitar pick
1. pick; plectrum; guitar pick
a small flat piece used to pluck or strum stringed instruments
ピックでギターを弾(ひ)く。
To play guitar with a pick.
薄(うす)いピックのほうが弾(ひ)きやすい。
A thin pick is easier to play with.
ピックを持(も)つ位置(いち)を調整(ちょうせい)する。
To adjust the position of holding the pick.

From English "pick." In Japanese, ピック almost exclusively refers to a guitar pick (plectrum). The broader English senses of "pick" are expressed differently in Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ピックで弾(ひ)く: to play with a pick
  • ピックを持(も)つ: to hold a pick
  • ピック弾(び)き: pick-style playing

TYPES BY MATERIAL:

  • プラスチック (plastic) — most common
  • べっ甲(こう) (tortoiseshell) — traditional
  • 金属(きんぞく) (metal)

TYPES BY THICKNESS:

  • 薄(うす)い (thin) — flexible, good for strumming
  • 厚(あつ)い (thick) — rigid, good for single-note picking

RELATED:

  • 指(ゆび)ピック: finger pick
  • フィンガーピッキング: fingerpicking (playing without a pick)
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Added 2026.1.25 15:03 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:49
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