shakuhachi

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from (t͡ɕʰiᴇk̚, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + (pˠɛt̚, eight), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/
  • Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧ha‧chi

Noun

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shakuhachi (plural shakuhachis)

  1. (music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
    • 2019, W. Anthony Sheppard, Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 419:
      Sampled shakuhachi sounds on the E-mu Emulator II were heard in the 1980s in TV ads and also appeared prominently in popular songs, as in the opening section of Peter Gabriel's 1986 “Sledgehammer,” []

Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtʃi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝t̪ʃi]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtsi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝ts̠i]

Noun

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shakuhachi

  1. (music) shakuhachi (instrument)

Declension

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Inflection of shakuhachi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative shakuhachi shakuhachit
genitive shakuhachin shakuhachien
partitive shakuhachia shakuhacheja
illative shakuhachiin shakuhacheihin
singular plural
nominative shakuhachi shakuhachit
accusative nom. shakuhachi shakuhachit
gen. shakuhachin
genitive shakuhachin shakuhachien
partitive shakuhachia shakuhacheja
inessive shakuhachissa shakuhacheissa
elative shakuhachista shakuhacheista
illative shakuhachiin shakuhacheihin
adessive shakuhachilla shakuhacheilla
ablative shakuhachilta shakuhacheilta
allative shakuhachille shakuhacheille
essive shakuhachina shakuhacheina
translative shakuhachiksi shakuhacheiksi
abessive shakuhachitta shakuhacheitta
instructive shakuhachein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of shakuhachi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shakuhachini shakuhachini
accusative nom. shakuhachini shakuhachini
gen. shakuhachini
genitive shakuhachini shakuhachieni
partitive shakuhachiani shakuhachejani
inessive shakuhachissani shakuhacheissani
elative shakuhachistani shakuhacheistani
illative shakuhachiini shakuhacheihini
adessive shakuhachillani shakuhacheillani
ablative shakuhachiltani shakuhacheiltani
allative shakuhachilleni shakuhacheilleni
essive shakuhachinani shakuhacheinani
translative shakuhachikseni shakuhacheikseni
abessive shakuhachittani shakuhacheittani
instructive
comitative shakuhacheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shakuhachisi shakuhachisi
accusative nom. shakuhachisi shakuhachisi
gen. shakuhachisi
genitive shakuhachisi shakuhachiesi
partitive shakuhachiasi shakuhachejasi
inessive shakuhachissasi shakuhacheissasi
elative shakuhachistasi shakuhacheistasi
illative shakuhachiisi shakuhacheihisi
adessive shakuhachillasi shakuhacheillasi
ablative shakuhachiltasi shakuhacheiltasi
allative shakuhachillesi shakuhacheillesi
essive shakuhachinasi shakuhacheinasi
translative shakuhachiksesi shakuhacheiksesi
abessive shakuhachittasi shakuhacheittasi
instructive
comitative shakuhacheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shakuhachimme shakuhachimme
accusative nom. shakuhachimme shakuhachimme
gen. shakuhachimme
genitive shakuhachimme shakuhachiemme
partitive shakuhachiamme shakuhachejamme
inessive shakuhachissamme shakuhacheissamme
elative shakuhachistamme shakuhacheistamme
illative shakuhachiimme shakuhacheihimme
adessive shakuhachillamme shakuhacheillamme
ablative shakuhachiltamme shakuhacheiltamme
allative shakuhachillemme shakuhacheillemme
essive shakuhachinamme shakuhacheinamme
translative shakuhachiksemme shakuhacheiksemme
abessive shakuhachittamme shakuhacheittamme
instructive
comitative shakuhacheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shakuhachinne shakuhachinne
accusative nom. shakuhachinne shakuhachinne
gen. shakuhachinne
genitive shakuhachinne shakuhachienne
partitive shakuhachianne shakuhachejanne
inessive shakuhachissanne shakuhacheissanne
elative shakuhachistanne shakuhacheistanne
illative shakuhachiinne shakuhacheihinne
adessive shakuhachillanne shakuhacheillanne
ablative shakuhachiltanne shakuhacheiltanne
allative shakuhachillenne shakuhacheillenne
essive shakuhachinanne shakuhacheinanne
translative shakuhachiksenne shakuhacheiksenne
abessive shakuhachittanne shakuhacheittanne
instructive
comitative shakuhacheinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative shakuhachinsa shakuhachinsa
accusative nom. shakuhachinsa shakuhachinsa
gen. shakuhachinsa
genitive shakuhachinsa shakuhachiensa
partitive shakuhachiaan
shakuhachiansa
shakuhachejaan
shakuhachejansa
inessive shakuhachissaan
shakuhachissansa
shakuhacheissaan
shakuhacheissansa
elative shakuhachistaan
shakuhachistansa
shakuhacheistaan
shakuhacheistansa
illative shakuhachiinsa shakuhacheihinsa
adessive shakuhachillaan
shakuhachillansa
shakuhacheillaan
shakuhacheillansa
ablative shakuhachiltaan
shakuhachiltansa
shakuhacheiltaan
shakuhacheiltansa
allative shakuhachilleen
shakuhachillensa
shakuhacheilleen
shakuhacheillensa
essive shakuhachinaan
shakuhachinansa
shakuhacheinaan
shakuhacheinansa
translative shakuhachikseen
shakuhachiksensa
shakuhacheikseen
shakuhacheiksensa
abessive shakuhachittaan
shakuhachittansa
shakuhacheittaan
shakuhacheittansa
instructive
comitative shakuhacheineen
shakuhacheinensa

Japanese

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Romanization

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shakuhachi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃくはち