fife in Japanese
fife in Japanese is 横笛 — fife means a small, high-pitched flute-like instrument traditionally played alongside drums in military music.
fife in Japanese
横笛
Pronounced: yokobue
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
What does "fife" mean?
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noun A small, high-pitched flute-like instrument traditionally played alongside drums in military music.
"The boy practiced the fife every afternoon until he could play the whole march."
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num In radio and military spelling alphabets, a way of saying "five" clearly to avoid confusion with "fire" or "nine."
"The radio operator said, "Channel fife," so nobody would mistake it for another number."
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fife in a sentence
- The boy practiced the fife every afternoon until he could play the whole march.
- A single fife led the little band down the main street.
- The radio operator said, "Channel fife," so nobody would mistake it for another number.
- “Change course to two fife zero and reduce height to fifteen hundred feet.” That “fife,” thought Alan, sounded very affected; but it had a good survival value in a noisy background.
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What is "fife" in Japanese?
"fife" in Japanese is 横笛. fife means: A small, high-pitched flute-like instrument traditionally played alongside drums in military music.
How do you pronounce 横笛?
"fife" in Japanese is 横笛, pronounced "yokobue".
How do you use "fife" in a sentence?
Example: "The boy practiced the fife every afternoon until he could play the whole march." In Japanese, "fife" is 横笛.
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