Japanese Word of the Day

笛
ふえ - fue

whistle

Definitions

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笛

1. n. (from 720) (musical instrument) a flute, whistle, pipe

2. n. (from 934) (anatomy rare) a windpipe

3. n. (from early 1200s) (musical instrument) a side-blown flute, as opposed to end-blown instruments such as the 篳篥

4. n. a whistle such as that used by a referee

5. n. (from 1910) a train whistle

6. affix. flute, whistle

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