金管(きんかん)

きんかん
noun
brass instrument
leisure
1. brass instrument; brass
A musical instrument made of brass that produces sound by buzzing the lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece, such as a trumpet, trombone, or horn. Short for 金管楽器.
金管(きんかん)の響(ひび)きが力強(ちからづよ)い。
The sound of the brass is powerful.
トランペットは金管(きんかん)の代表的(だいひょうてき)な楽器(がっき)だ。
The trumpet is a representative brass instrument.
金管(きんかん)バンドが行進曲(こうしんきょく)を演奏(えんそう)している。
The brass band is playing a march.

Usage

金管(きんかん) is the standard abbreviation of 金管楽器(きんかんがっき) (brass instrument). It is commonly used in music contexts, particularly when discussing orchestral sections.

Common collocations

Related words

木管(もっかん) (woodwind instrument) is the counterpart term for the other major wind instrument family.

Related Words

Compare: 木管(もっかん) (woodwind instrument)
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