縦 笛(たてぶえ)

たてぶえ

noun

recorder; vertical flute

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(たてぶえ)を吹(ふ)く。

To play the recorder.

小学校(しょうがっこう)の音楽(おんがく)の授業(じゅぎょう)で縦笛(たてぶえ)を習(なら)った。

I learned the recorder in elementary school music class.

子供(こども)のころに使(つか)っていた縦笛(たてぶえ)が引(ひ)き出(だ)しから出(で)てきて懐(なつ)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(たて) (vertical) and 笛(ぶえ) (flute), contrasting with 横笛(よこぶえ) (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(たてぶえ)を吹(ふ)く: to play the recorder
縦笛(たてぶえ)の練習(れんしゅう): recorder practice
ソプラノ縦笛(たてぶえ): soprano recorder

Similar words

リコーダー: recorder (loanword) — the more common modern term for the plastic school instrument
横笛(よこぶえ): transverse flute — held sideways; includes Western flutes and traditional Japanese 篠笛(しのぶえ)
笛(ふえ): flute/whistle — generic term for any wind instrument of this type

Related Words

Compare: リコーダー (recorder)

Compare: 横笛(よこぶえ) (transverse flute)

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