楽器(がっき)

がっき
noun
musical instrument
1. musical instrument
Any device used to produce musical sounds. Covers traditional Japanese instruments, Western instruments, and electronic instruments alike.
何(なに)か楽器(がっき)を弾(ひ)けますか。
Can you play any musical instrument?
子(こ)どものころにピアノという楽器(がっき)に出会(であ)った。
I encountered the piano as an instrument when I was a child.
この店(みせ)では和楽器(わがっき)から洋楽器(ようがっき)まで幅広(はばひろ)く取(と)り扱(あつか)っている。
This shop carries a wide range of instruments, from traditional Japanese to Western.

ETYMOLOGY:
楽(がく) (music) + 器(き) (instrument, vessel).

USAGE:
楽器(がっき)を弾(ひ)く is used for stringed and keyboard instruments, 楽器(がっき)を吹(ふ)く for wind instruments, and 楽器(がっき)を叩(たた)く for percussion. The general verb 演奏(えんそう)する (to perform) works for all types.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 楽器(がっき)を演奏(えんそう)する: to play an instrument
  • 楽器(がっき)を習(なら)う: to learn an instrument
  • 弦楽器(げんがっき): stringed instrument
  • 管楽器(かんがっき): wind instrument
  • 打楽器(だがっき): percussion instrument
  • 和楽器(わがっき): traditional Japanese instrument
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