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笛

ふえ

flute, pipe

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Examples

  1. 遠くで笛の音が聞こえた。

    とおくでふえのおとがきこえた。

    I heard the sound of a flute in the distance.

  2. ゲームの開始には笛が吹かれる。

    ゲームのかいしにはふえがふかれる。

    A whistle is blown at the start of the game.

  3. 祭りの夜、子どもたちが笛を吹きながら歩いていた。

    まつりのよる、こどもたちがふえをふきながらあるいていた。

    On the night of the festival, children walked along playing flutes.

Common patterns

笛を吹く
to play a flute, to blow a whistle
笛の音
the sound of a flute
口笛
a whistle (made with the lips)

Memory tip

笛 covers both a musical flute and a referee's whistle — context decides. The bamboo radical 竹 on top is exactly what a Japanese flute is made of.

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