flute

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 笛 has 11 strokes and relates to wind instruments such as flutes.
• Basic usage: 笛 is read ふえ, and 口笛 is read くちぶえ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A flute and whistling
  • 竹の笛を吹いた means playing a bamboo flute.
  • 口笛で奏でていた means playing a tune by whistling.