木 管 楽 器(もっかんがっき)

もっかんがっき

noun

woodwind instrument

1. 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(もっかんがっき)の一(ひと)つだ。

The flute is one of the woodwind instruments.

木管楽器(もっかんがっき)の柔(やわ)らかい音色(ねいろ)が好(す)きだ。

I like the soft tone of woodwind instruments.

オーケストラの木管楽器(もっかんがっき)セクションが美(うつく)しいメロディーを奏(かな)でた。

The woodwind section of the orchestra played a beautiful melody.

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

Related Words

Compare: 金管楽器(きんかんがっき) (brass instrument)

Compare: 弦楽器(げんがっき) (string instrument)

Related: 吹奏楽(すいそうがく) (wind band music)

Related: クラリネット (clarinet)

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