1.
recorder; vertical flute; end-blown flute
A woodwind instrument held vertically and blown from the top end. In modern Japanese, most commonly refers to the plastic recorder used in school music classes.
縦笛を吹く。
To play the recorder.
小学校の音楽の授業で縦笛を習った。
I learned the recorder in elementary school music class.
子供のころに使っていた縦笛が引き出しから出てきて懐かしくなった。
The recorder I used as a child turned up in a drawer and made me feel nostalgic.
A compound of 縦 (vertical) and 笛 (flute), contrasting with 横笛 (transverse flute, held horizontally). In everyday usage, almost always refers to the plastic soprano recorder (リコーダー) that is standard equipment in Japanese elementary school music education.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 縦笛を吹く: to play the recorder
- 縦笛の練習: recorder practice
- ソプラノ縦笛: soprano recorder
SIMILAR WORDS:
- リコーダー: recorder (loanword) — the more common modern term for the plastic school instrument
- 横笛: transverse flute — held sideways; includes Western flutes and traditional Japanese 篠笛
- 笛: flute/whistle — generic term for any wind instrument of this type