No. 3,318 in Japanese
打楽器
Percussion instrument.
In a sentence
彼は川で打楽器を洗いました。
He washed the percussion instrument in the river.
打楽器 here refers to a specific percussion instrument that is being washed; it is used as a direct object.
打楽器の音はとてもエネルギッシュです。
The sound of percussion instruments is very energetic.
打楽器 here is used in a general sense, referring to the sounds produced by percussion instruments collectively; it is a subject.
昨日の演奏で打楽器が力強く響いた。
The percussion instruments resonated powerfully during yesterday's performance.
打楽器 here indicates the performance or the use of percussion instruments during an event; it is part of descriptive narration.
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