金管楽器(きんかんがっき)

Composed of 金管(きんかん) (brass tube / metal pipe) and 楽器(がっき) (musical instrument). Refers to the brass family of instruments, which produce sound by the player buzzing the lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece.

Note that, as in English, the category is defined by playing technique rather than the actual material — instruments made of brass that are played with reeds (such as the saxophone) are classified as 木管楽器(もっかんがっき), not 金管楽器(きんかんがっき).

Common collocations

• 金管楽器(きんかんがっき)を吹(ふ)く: to play a brass instrument
• 金管(きんかん)パート: the brass section (of a band or orchestra)
• 金管(きんかん)五重奏(ごじゅうそう): a brass quintet
• 金管楽器(きんかんがっき)の響(ひび)き: the sound of brass

Members of the family

• トランペット: trumpet
• トロンボーン: trombone
• ホルン / フレンチホルン: (French) horn
• チューバ: tuba
• ユーフォニアム: euphonium

Similar words

• 木管楽器(もっかんがっき): woodwind instrument — the contrasting category (flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone)
• 打楽器(だがっき): percussion instrument
• 弦楽器(げんがっき): string instrument
• 管楽器(かんがっき): wind instrument (covers both brass and woodwind)