ホルン
ほるん
noun
French horn
1.
French horn; horn (brass instrument)
A brass instrument with a circular coiled tube and a wide, flared bell, played by buzzing the lips into a funnel-shaped mouthpiece. Known for its warm, mellow tone and used in orchestras, wind ensembles, and brass bands. In Japanese, ホルン most commonly refers specifically to the French horn.
吹奏楽部でホルンを吹いている。
I play the horn in the wind ensemble club.
ホルンの音は柔らかくて美しい。
The sound of the horn is soft and beautiful.
オーケストラのホルン奏者は長いソロを見事に演奏した。
The orchestra's horn player performed the long solo beautifully.
In Japanese, ホルン by itself almost always refers to the French horn (フレンチホルン). When a different instrument in the horn family is meant, the name is usually specified (e.g., イングリッシュホルン for English horn).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ホルンを吹く: to play the horn
- ホルン奏者: horn player
- ホルンのソロ: horn solo
- フレンチホルン: French horn (full explicit form)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- トランペット: trumpet — higher-pitched, straight-tubed brass instrument
- トロンボーン: trombone — brass instrument with a slide
- チューバ: tuba — the largest, lowest brass instrument
- イングリッシュホルン: English horn — a double-reed woodwind, not actually a horn despite the name
CULTURAL NOTE:
ホルン is a common instrument in Japanese school 吹奏楽部 (wind ensemble clubs), which are extremely popular in junior high and high school.