Qubuz (English spelling)

Japanese: クーブーズ（英語表記）qubuz

A plucked stringed instrument of the lute family that appeared in Turkey around the 10th century. It spread from Arabia to Egypt in the southwest and as far east as China. It was introduced to China during the Yuan Dynasty as an Islamic instrument and was transliterated as "Hobusu (fire-wondering)." According to records in the Yuan History, it has a small body, a leather surface, and four strings. The Tibetan damniyang, which is thought to be the predecessor of the sanxian, has six strings but is of the same family.

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Japanese:

10世紀頃のトルコに現れた撥弦のリュート属楽器。西南はアラビアからエジプトまで，東は中国にまで広まる。元代の中国にイスラムの楽器として伝えられ「火不思 (ほぶす) 」と音訳された。元史の記録によると，胴は小さく，表面に皮を張り，4弦。三弦の前身と推測できるチベットのダムニヤンは，6弦であるが同系統の楽器。

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