xylophone in Japanese
xylophone in Japanese is 木琴, シロフォン — xylophone means a percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets.
xylophone in Japanese
木琴
Pronounced: mokkin
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
シロフォン
Pronounced: shirofon
(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
What does "xylophone" mean?
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noun A percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets.
"The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone."
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- The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone.
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What is "xylophone" in Japanese?
"xylophone" in Japanese is 木琴, シロフォン. xylophone means: A percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets.
How do you pronounce 木琴?
"xylophone" in Japanese is 木琴, pronounced "mokkin".
How do you use "xylophone" in a sentence?
Example: "The music teacher handed each child a mallet and let them try the xylophone." In Japanese, "xylophone" is 木琴, シロフォン.
Are there other ways to say "xylophone" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "xylophone": 木琴, シロフォン.
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