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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'shakuhachi' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions shakuhachi noun  (musici) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute, originally used by Zen Buddhist Monks in the practice of blowing meditation (Suizen). Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese åå (shakuhachi), from å (shaku, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + å (hachi), meaning "eight".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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