Japanese symbol for “piper”
笛吹き
ふえふき
Romaji: fuefuki
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
In Japanese, piper is 笛吹き, read ふえふき (fuefuki).
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Meanings
- n flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
Written forms: 笛吹き、笛吹. Readings: ふえふき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口笛 | くちぶえ kuchibue | whistle (sound made with the lips) |
| 汽笛 | きてき kiteki | steam whistle |
| 警笛 | けいてき keiteki | horn; alarm; whistle |
| 草笛 | くさぶえ kusabue | reed pipe |
| 角笛 | つのぶえ tsunobue | horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn |
| 篠笛 | しのぶえ shinobue | Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes) |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく suisougaku | wind music; wind instrument music |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.