吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ)

すいそうがくぶ
noun
wind ensemble club; brass band club
education
1. wind ensemble club; brass band club
A school club for playing wind, brass, and percussion instruments. One of the most popular extracurricular activities in Japanese middle and high schools.
吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ)に入(はい)っている。
I'm in the brass band club.
妹(いもうと)は吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ)でフルートを吹(ふ)いている。
My younger sister plays flute in the brass band club.
高校(こうこう)の吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ)は、毎年(まいねん)コンクールに向(む)けて厳(きび)しい練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねている。
The high school brass band club practices intensively every year in preparation for the competition.

Compound of 吹奏楽(すいそうがく) (wind/concert band music) + 部(ぶ) (club). Includes brass, woodwind, and percussion players; despite the common English translation 'brass band,' a 吹奏楽部(すいそうがくぶ) includes flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and other woodwinds.

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Related: 部活(ぶかつ) (school club activity)
Related: 合奏(がっそう) (ensemble performance)
Compare: 音楽隊(おんがくたい) (band)
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