鍵盤(けんばん)

けんばん
noun
keyboard (musical); keys (of a piano)
music
1. keyboard; keys (of a piano or organ)
The set of keys on a musical instrument such as a piano, organ, or synthesizer. Also used to refer to keyboard instruments in general.
ピアノの鍵盤(けんばん)に触(ふ)れた。
I touched the piano keys.
これは88鍵盤(けんばん)の電子(でんし)ピアノだ。
This is an 88-key digital piano.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、音楽(おんがく)の授業(じゅぎょう)で鍵盤(けんばん)ハーモニカを吹(ふ)いた。
As a child, I played the melodica in music class.

Watch out

鍵盤(けんばん) is the keyboard of a musical instrument. A computer keyboard is キーボード. In bands, 鍵盤(けんばん) can also mean the keyboard part or its player.

Common collocations

  • 鍵盤(けんばん)楽器(がっき) (keyboard instrument)
  • 88鍵盤(けんばん) (88 keys, a full-size piano)
  • 白鍵(はっけん) / 黒鍵(こっけん) (white key / black key)

Cultural note

The 鍵盤(けんばん)ハーモニカ (melodica, a small keyboard blown through a tube) is standard in Japanese elementary school music classes, so most Japanese people have played one.

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