hotchiku

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noun

An end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.

OriginJapanese 法竹 →
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Meanings

nounhotchiku (plural hotchiku)

alternative hocchiku · alternative hochiku

  1. An end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.

Origin

  1. Japanese法竹
  2. Englishhotchiku

From Japanese 法竹 (hotchiku).

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APA

hotchiku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotchiku

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“hotchiku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotchiku. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotchiku,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotchiku.

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