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39 弾く To Play A Stringed Instrument

Alternative Meanings

To Play

Part of Speech

Godan verb

Reading

ひく

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

美香ちゃんは、ウクレレを弾くと心が休まると言っていたよ。

Mika said that she feels relaxed when she plays the ukulele.

古いギターを弾こうとしたら、げんが切れてしまった。

When I tried to play an old guitar, one of the strings broke.

彼がまたピアノを弾き始めたというニュースに、私は胸を躍らせました。

I was thrilled by the news that he started playing piano again.

Meaning Explanation

You'd think that this means "to bullet" but it does not. It means to play a stringed instrument. It's actually used for all stringed instruments, and all instruments with a keyboard, like pianos and electric keyboards. Just imagine taking a bullet and using it as a pick for a guitar, then using it to press down the keys of a piano and play a tune.

Reading Explanation

The reading is the same as 引く, which is "to pull." When you play a stringed instrument, you are pulling the string in a direction to make it vibrate and create a sound. So, "to pull" and "to play a stringed instrument" share a reading. It's a bit more of a stretch for instruments with keyboards, but pianos do at least have strings...

Utilized Kanji

  • 弾
    • だん
    • Bullet
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