金管楽器(きんかんがっき)

きんかんがっき
noun
brass instrument
1. brass instrument
Any wind instrument made of metal and played by buzzing the lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece — for example, trumpet, trombone, horn, or tuba. Contrasted with 木管楽器(もっかんがっき) (woodwind instrument).
金管楽器(きんかんがっき)を演奏(えんそう)する。
To play a brass instrument.
トランペットは代表的(だいひょうてき)な金管楽器(きんかんがっき)だ。
The trumpet is a representative brass instrument.
金管楽器(きんかんがっき)は唇(くちびる)を震(ふる)わせて音(おと)を出(だ)す。
Brass instruments produce sound by vibrating the lips.
吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ)では、金管楽器(きんかんがっき)と木管楽器(もっかんがっき)が一緒(いっしょ)に演奏(えんそう)する。
In the wind-band club, brass instruments and woodwinds play together.

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)
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