笛

• 読み: ふえ
• ローマ字: fue
• 漢字の分解: 笛 (teki/fue) — flute, whistle
• 発音: /ɸɯ.e/

意味

Flute; whistle. A general term for wind instruments played by blowing.

A noun covering various types of flutes and whistles. Specific types include 横笛 (yokobue, transverse flute), 縦笛 (tatebue, recorder), and 口笛 (kuchibue, whistling with the mouth). In sports contexts, 笛 often refers to a referee's whistle. Traditional Japanese flutes like the shinobue and shakuhachi are important in classical music and festivals.

例文

1. 子供の頃、学校で縦笛を習った。
2. 審判が笛を吹いて試合が始まった。
3. お祭りで笛の音が聞こえてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: music, sports, festivals

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 笛 combines 竹 (bamboo radical) and 由 (origin/reason), reflecting that early Japanese flutes were made from bamboo.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal