noun
sho
shoh
noun
1
A Japanese free-reed mouth organ, related to the Chinese sheng, used in traditional court music.
"The gagaku ensemble opened with a long, droning note from the sho."
How to Use Sho
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional Japanese wind instrument made of bamboo pipes that produces a sustained, chord-like sound.
Word Forms
shos plural, shos plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 笙 (shō).