尺八（しゃくはち）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: shakuhachi flute
Example sentences
- 尺八の深い音色に聞き入る。 — I'm absorbed in listening to the deep tone of the shakuhachi.
- 尺八は日本の古い楽器だ。 — The shakuhachi is an old traditional Japanese instrument.
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