shakuhachi

Meaning

Noun

  • A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.

Origin

  • From Japanese 尺八, from Middle Chinese 尺八, from 尺 (an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 ("eight").

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.