鍵 盤 楽 器(けんばんがっき)

けんばんがっき

noun

keyboard instrument

music

1. keyboard instrument

A musical instrument played by pressing keys on a keyboard, such as the piano, organ, harpsichord, or synthesizer.

ピアノは鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき)の代表(だいひょう)だ。

The piano is the quintessential keyboard instrument.

鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき)を習(なら)いたい。

I want to learn a keyboard instrument.

オルガンやチェンバロも鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき)に分類(ぶんるい)される。

Organs and harpsichords are also classified as keyboard instruments.

鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき) is a compound of 鍵盤(けんばん) (keyboard) and 楽器(がっき) (musical instrument). The three main categories of Western instruments in Japanese are 弦楽器(げんがっき) (string instruments), 管楽器(かんがっき) (wind instruments), and 打楽器(だがっき) (percussion instruments). 鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき) is sometimes treated as a subcategory of percussion or as its own group.

Common collocations

鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき)を弾(ひ)く — to play a keyboard instrument
鍵盤楽器(けんばんがっき)奏者(そうしゃ) — keyboard player

Related words

鍵盤(けんばん) — keyboard (of an instrument)
楽器(がっき) — musical instrument
弦楽器(げんがっき) — string instrument
管楽器(かんがっき) — wind instrument

Related Words

Related: 楽器(がっき) (musical instrument)

Related: 弦楽器(げんがっき) (string instrument)

Related: 管楽器(かんがっき) (wind instrument)

Related: 打楽器(だがっき) (percussion instrument)

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Added 2026.3.22 11:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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