能管

Japanese
能管 (nōkan): a noh flute.
Kanji in this term
能 管
のう
Grade: 5		 かん
Grade: 4
goon

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(のう)管(かん) • (nōkan) ←のうくわん (noukwan)?

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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