How to say "flute" in Japanese

• 笛ふえJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe general word for a flute, also covering the fife, pipe and recorder; use it for flutes as a family of instruments, as when talking about a recorder played in a music class.
• フルートCommon
  nounThe word for the Western concert flute, the instrument of orchestras and bands; use it when that specific instrument is meant rather than a flute in general.
  今いま、私はフルートに夢中むちゅうになってきている。↗

  Now, I'm going mad to play the flute.

笛 is the general term covering flutes, fifes, pipes and recorders, while 「フルート」 refers specifically to the Western concert flute; choose 笛 for flutes in general and 「フルート」 for the orchestral instrument.

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• 笛ふえflute
• フルートflute
• ぴーぴーflute