Fiddle

Japanese: フィドル(英語表記)fiddle
Fiddle
A type of bowed string instrument. A medieval stringed instrument used from around the 10th century, thought to have originated in Central Asia. It has three to five strings and is played with a bow, and was primarily used to accompany dance. The violin used in American folk music is also sometimes called a fiddle.

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Japanese:
擦弦楽器の一種。 10世紀頃から用いられた中世の弦楽器で,中央アジアに起源を有するものと思われる。3ないし5本の弦を弓で弾き,主として舞踏の伴奏に用いられた。アメリカのフォーク・ミュージックに用いられるバイオリンもフィドルと呼ばれることがある。

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