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

Noun

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

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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