能管

Japanese

能管 (nōkan): a noh flute.

Kanji in this term
能	管
のう Grade: 5	かん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

/noːkwan/ → /noːkan/

Compound of 能 (nō, “noh theater”) +‎ 管 (kan, “pipe; wind instrument”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) のーかん [nòókáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [no̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

能管 (hiragana のうかん, rōmaji nōkan, historical hiragana のうくわん)

a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese noh theater performance: a nohkan

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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