金管(きんかん)

きんかん
noun
brass instrument
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:

  • 金管楽器(きんかんがっき) (brass instrument — full form)
  • 金管(きんかん)バンド (brass band)
  • 金管(きんかん)パート (brass section)
  • 金管(きんかん)五重奏(ごじゅうそう) (brass quintet)

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

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