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woodwind instrument
A category of musical instruments that produce sound by blowing air through a reed or across an opening, including flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon.
フルートは木管楽器の一つだ。
The flute is one of the woodwind instruments.
木管楽器の柔らかい音色が好きだ。
I like the soft tone of woodwind instruments.
オーケストラの木管楽器セクションが美しいメロディーを奏でた。
The woodwind section of the orchestra played a beautiful melody.
A compound of 木管 (woodwind; lit. wooden pipe) and 楽器 (musical instrument). Despite the name containing 木 (wood), modern woodwind instruments like the flute are often made of metal. The classification is based on the historical use of wood and the method of sound production.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 木管楽器を演奏する: to play a woodwind instrument
- 木管楽器の音色: tone of woodwind instruments
- 木管楽器セクション: woodwind section
- 木管楽器奏者: woodwind player
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 金管楽器: brass instrument — instruments like trumpet and trombone where sound is produced by lip vibration
- 管楽器: wind instrument — the broader category encompassing both woodwind and brass
- 弦楽器: string instrument — instruments where sound is produced by vibrating strings