• 笛ふえ — flute / whistle
• 警笛けいてき — alarm whistle, horn
• 汽笛きてき — steam whistle
• 口笛くちぶえ — whistle (with mouth)
• 号笛ごうてき — signal whistle
• 吹笛すいてき — blowing flute (formal expression)

The kanji 笛 combines the bamboo radical 竹 with the phonetic element 由 (ユ・テキ) to express a flute or whistle made from bamboo. These instruments have been used in Japan since ancient times for music, rituals, and signaling.

彼かれは 笛ふえの音おとで犬いぬを呼よびました。
He called the dog with the sound of a whistle.

警笛けいてきが鳴なって、車くるまが止とまりました。
The horn sounded, and the car stopped.

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