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nohkan

nohkan noun: a transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh theater.

Noun

nohkan (plural nohkan)

  1. A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh theater.

Forms of nohkan

pluralnohkan

Origin of nohkan

From Japanese 能管 (nōkan).

Questions about nohkan

What does nohkan mean?
Nohkan means a transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh theater.
What part of speech is nohkan?
Nohkan is a noun.
What is the plural of nohkan?
The plural of nohkan is nohkan.

Words near nohkan in the dictionary

  1. Noguez
  2. Noguezes
  3. noh
  4. Noha
  5. NOHC
  6. nohkan
  7. NoHo
  8. nohow
  9. nohowish
  10. nohows
  11. NOHP

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