Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, a young adult sits with an acoustic guitar resting naturally across their lap. One hand presses several strings against the fingerboard while the other plucks the strings over the sound hole.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

弾ひく

hiku

to play an instrument

Used for stringed and keyboard instruments. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 誰だれかがピアノを弾ひいている。

    Somebody is playing the piano.

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  2. 私わたしの兄あにはギターを弾ひく。

    My brother plays the guitar.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ピアノが弾ひけますか。

    Can you play the piano?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 弾

  • 弾bullet; twangOnダン・タンKunひく・はずむ・たま

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