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：2026/01/08
笙
Hiragana
しょう
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
雅楽で用いられる日本の伝統的な管楽器の一つ。多数の竹管を束ね、吹き口から息を吹き込んで和音を奏でる笙（しょう）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのおんがくでつかうふえのなかま。たけのつつがたくさんあり、くちでふくとおとがでる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
自由簧木管乐器，带吹口和十七根管子 / 以簧片振动发声的多管口风琴式乐器 / 古代雅乐用的多管口吹乐器
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
一種自由簧口吹樂器，具吹嘴與十七根管 / 古代雅樂用的多管簧片樂器
Korean Meaning
열일곱 개의 관이 달린 자유리드 목관악기 / 일본 가가쿠에서 쓰이는 생황 계열의 관악기
Indonesian
organ mulut tradisional Jepang, alat musik tiup buluh bebas dengan 17 pipa / alat musik gagaku mirip sheng Tiongkok
Vietnamese Meaning
nhạc cụ hơi cổ của Nhật: kèn miệng lưỡi gà tự do gồm 17 ống / đàn ống miệng gồm 17 ống, tương tự sheng (Trung Quốc)
Tagalog Meaning
shō; sinaunang organong bibig ng Hapon na may labimpitong tubo / (lipas) instrumentong panghihip na may bunganga at mga tubong parang organo / (lipas) instrumentong hinihipan na may labimpitong tubo
Sense（1）
(obsolete) a free-reed woodwind musical instrument consisting of a mouthpiece and seventeen pipes, each similar to an organ pipe
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(obsolete) a free-reed woodwind musical instrument consisting of a mouthpiece and seventeen pipes, each similar to an organ pipe
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笙
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He is good at playing the sho.
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彼は笙を吹くのが上手です。
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