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lyre in Japanese

lyre in Japanese is ライアー — lyre means a small stringed instrument from ancient Greece, with two arms rising from a body to a crossbar, plucked like a harp.

lyre in Japanese

ライアー
noun
Pronounced: raiā
(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

What does "lyre" mean?

  1. noun A small stringed instrument from ancient Greece, with two arms rising from a body to a crossbar, plucked like a harp.
    "In Greek myth, Hermes is said to have invented the lyre from a tortoise shell."
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lyre in a sentence

  • In Greek myth, Hermes is said to have invented the lyre from a tortoise shell.
  • The musician plucked a haunting melody on the lyre.

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What is "lyre" in Japanese?
"lyre" in Japanese is ライアー. lyre means: A small stringed instrument from ancient Greece, with two arms rising from a body to a crossbar, plucked like a harp.
How do you pronounce ライアー?
"lyre" in Japanese is ライアー, pronounced "raiā".
How do you use "lyre" in a sentence?
Example: "In Greek myth, Hermes is said to have invented the lyre from a tortoise shell." In Japanese, "lyre" is ライアー.
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