笛|ふえfue[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounflute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
- nounwhistle
- SynonymホイッスルNeutralA loanword mostly for the referee's whistle in sports, as in 「試合終了のホイッスル」; 「笛」 is the everyday word for whistles in general.
- Synonym呼び子よびこNeutralA whistle used to summon people — in the past often by police and guards — rather than a musical instrument; 「笛」 is the general term.
Flutes and whistles alike can be called 「笛」. For a referee's whistle in sports, use 「ホイッスル」 (e.g. 「試合終了のホイッスル」); for a whistle used to summon people, 「呼び子」.
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