- hakken white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
Technical term used in music when distinguishing white keys from black keys; common in beginner piano lessons and instrument descriptions.
白鍵だけを使って弾いてみよう。
Hakken dake o tsukatte hiite miyō.
Let's try playing using only the white keys.
このピアノの白鍵は少し黄ばんでいる。
Kono piano no hakken wa sukoshi kibande iru.
The white keys on this piano are a bit yellowed.
⚖️ Often confused with 黒鍵 (kokken), which means the black keys.
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