shakuhachi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from 尺 (t͡ɕʰiᴇk̚, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 (pˠɛt̚, “eight”), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/
• Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧ha‧chi

Noun

shakuhachi (plural shakuhachis)

1. (music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
   • 2019, W. Anthony Sheppard, Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 419:

     Sampled shakuhachi sounds on the E-mu Emulator II were heard in the 1980s in TV ads and also appeared prominently in popular songs, as in the opening section of Peter Gabriel's 1986 “Sledgehammer,” […]

Translations

flute

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尺八 (zh) (chǐbā)

• Japanese: 尺八 (ja) (しゃくはち shakuhachi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtʃi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝t̪ʃi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtsi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝ts̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑtʃi

Noun

shakuhachi

1. (music) shakuhachi (instrument)

Declension

Inflection of shakuhachi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		shakuhachi	shakuhachit
genitive		shakuhachin	shakuhachien
partitive		shakuhachia	shakuhacheja
illative		shakuhachiin	shakuhacheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shakuhachi	shakuhachit
accusative	nom.	shakuhachi	shakuhachit
	gen.	shakuhachin
genitive		shakuhachin	shakuhachien
partitive		shakuhachia	shakuhacheja
inessive		shakuhachissa	shakuhacheissa
elative		shakuhachista	shakuhacheista
illative		shakuhachiin	shakuhacheihin
adessive		shakuhachilla	shakuhacheilla
ablative		shakuhachilta	shakuhacheilta
allative		shakuhachille	shakuhacheille
essive		shakuhachina	shakuhacheina
translative		shakuhachiksi	shakuhacheiksi
abessive		shakuhachitta	shakuhacheitta
instructive		—	shakuhachein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shakuhachi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakuhachini shakuhachini accusative nom. shakuhachini shakuhachini gen. shakuhachini genitive shakuhachini shakuhachieni partitive shakuhachiani shakuhachejani inessive shakuhachissani shakuhacheissani elative shakuhachistani shakuhacheistani illative shakuhachiini shakuhacheihini adessive shakuhachillani shakuhacheillani ablative shakuhachiltani shakuhacheiltani allative shakuhachilleni shakuhacheilleni essive shakuhachinani shakuhacheinani translative shakuhachikseni shakuhacheikseni abessive shakuhachittani shakuhacheittani instructive — — comitative — shakuhacheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakuhachisi shakuhachisi accusative nom. shakuhachisi shakuhachisi gen. shakuhachisi genitive shakuhachisi shakuhachiesi partitive shakuhachiasi shakuhachejasi inessive shakuhachissasi shakuhacheissasi elative shakuhachistasi shakuhacheistasi illative shakuhachiisi shakuhacheihisi adessive shakuhachillasi shakuhacheillasi ablative shakuhachiltasi shakuhacheiltasi allative shakuhachillesi shakuhacheillesi essive shakuhachinasi shakuhacheinasi translative shakuhachiksesi shakuhacheiksesi abessive shakuhachittasi shakuhacheittasi instructive — — comitative — shakuhacheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakuhachimme shakuhachimme accusative nom. shakuhachimme shakuhachimme gen. shakuhachimme genitive shakuhachimme shakuhachiemme partitive shakuhachiamme shakuhachejamme inessive shakuhachissamme shakuhacheissamme elative shakuhachistamme shakuhacheistamme illative shakuhachiimme shakuhacheihimme adessive shakuhachillamme shakuhacheillamme ablative shakuhachiltamme shakuhacheiltamme allative shakuhachillemme shakuhacheillemme essive shakuhachinamme shakuhacheinamme translative shakuhachiksemme shakuhacheiksemme abessive shakuhachittamme shakuhacheittamme instructive — — comitative — shakuhacheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakuhachinne shakuhachinne accusative nom. shakuhachinne shakuhachinne gen. shakuhachinne genitive shakuhachinne shakuhachienne partitive shakuhachianne shakuhachejanne inessive shakuhachissanne shakuhacheissanne elative shakuhachistanne shakuhacheistanne illative shakuhachiinne shakuhacheihinne adessive shakuhachillanne shakuhacheillanne ablative shakuhachiltanne shakuhacheiltanne allative shakuhachillenne shakuhacheillenne essive shakuhachinanne shakuhacheinanne translative shakuhachiksenne shakuhacheiksenne abessive shakuhachittanne shakuhacheittanne instructive — — comitative — shakuhacheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shakuhachinsa shakuhachinsa accusative nom. shakuhachinsa shakuhachinsa gen. shakuhachinsa genitive shakuhachinsa shakuhachiensa partitive shakuhachiaan shakuhachiansa shakuhachejaan shakuhachejansa inessive shakuhachissaan shakuhachissansa shakuhacheissaan shakuhacheissansa elative shakuhachistaan shakuhachistansa shakuhacheistaan shakuhacheistansa illative shakuhachiinsa shakuhacheihinsa adessive shakuhachillaan shakuhachillansa shakuhacheillaan shakuhacheillansa ablative shakuhachiltaan shakuhachiltansa shakuhacheiltaan shakuhacheiltansa allative shakuhachilleen shakuhachillensa shakuhacheilleen shakuhacheillensa essive shakuhachinaan shakuhachinansa shakuhacheinaan shakuhacheinansa translative shakuhachikseen shakuhachiksensa shakuhacheikseen shakuhacheiksensa abessive shakuhachittaan shakuhachittansa shakuhacheittaan shakuhacheittansa instructive — — comitative — shakuhacheineen shakuhacheinensa

Japanese

Romanization

shakuhachi

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃくはち