(でんしがっき)

でんしがっき
noun
electronic musical instrument
technicaltool
1. electronic musical instrument
A musical instrument that generates or modifies sound using electronic circuits. Includes synthesizers, electronic keyboards, drum machines, and other digitally controlled instruments.
電子楽器(でんしがっき)演奏(えんそう)する
To perform on an electronic instrument.
シンセサイザー代表的(だいひょうてき)電子楽器(でんしがっき)だ。
The synthesizer is a typical electronic instrument.
With the spread of electronic instruments, even one person can produce orchestral sounds.

Usage

電子楽器(でんしがっき) is a broad category encompassing any instrument that relies on electronic technology to produce sound. This includes keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, and electronic wind instruments.

Common collocations

  • 電子楽器(でんしがっき)() (to play an electronic instrument)
  • 電子楽器(でんしがっき)メーカー (electronic instrument manufacturer)
  • 電子楽器(でんしがっき)音色(ねいろ) (sound/tone of an electronic instrument)

Similar words

楽器(がっき) is the general word for musical instrument. 電子(でんし)ピアノ and 電子(でんし)オルガン are specific types of electronic instruments. 生楽器(なまがっき) (acoustic instrument) is the counterpart to 電子楽器(でんしがっき).