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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

楽器

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gakki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Instrument/ˈɪn.strʊ.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は楽器を演奏するのが好きです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or scientific work.

    "The surgeon sterilized each surgical instrument carefully before the operation."
  2. 2

    A device used for producing musical sounds.

    "She has been practicing her favorite musical instrument for hours every day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'instrumentum', meaning a tool, implement, or furnishing, which itself stems from the verb 'instruere' (to build, furnish, prepare). It entered Middle English via Old French during the 14th century, initially retaining its broad sense of a tool before expanding to include musical devices and legal documents.

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