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笙: shō (reed mouth organ)

shō (reed mouth organ)
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Readings

On
ショウ・ソウ
Kun
ふえ

Read しょう for the gagaku wind instrument; そう in some names (笙平 そうへい).

Key words

笙しょうshō (reed mouth organ)
笙の笛しょうのふえshō
鳳笙ほうしょうshō (poetic name)
笙歌しょうかplaying the shō and singing

Example sentences

At a gagaku concert I heard the clear tone of the shō.

They say the sound of shō and song rang out every night at court.

Shogo has been learning taiko drumming since elementary school.

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