木管楽器(もっかんがっき)

A compound of 木管(もっかん) (woodwind; lit. wooden pipe) and 楽器(がっき) (musical instrument). Despite the name containing 木(もく) (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(もっかんがっき)を演奏(えんそう)する: to play a woodwind instrument
• 木管楽器(もっかんがっき)の音色(ねいろ): tone of woodwind instruments
• 木管楽器(もっかんがっき)セクション: woodwind section
• 木管楽器(もっかんがっき)奏者(そうしゃ): woodwind player

Similar words

• 金管楽器(きんかんがっき): brass instrument — instruments like trumpet and trombone where sound is produced by lip vibration
• 管楽器(かんがっき): wind instrument — the broader category encompassing both woodwind and brass
• 弦楽器(げんがっき): string instrument — instruments where sound is produced by vibrating strings