Glossary
| Ai-no-te | 合の手 | Music performed between vocal sections | |
| Atari | To strike a finger hole | ||
| Ato-Uta | 後歌 | Ending vocal section | |
| Chikuzen inchinyo | The bamboo and Zen are as one | ||
| Chirashi | Climax of section | ||
| Danmono | 段物 | Scored in Dans (sections) without vocals | |
| Dojikyoku | Children's song. Actually called "Dokyoku" | ||
| Furi | A rapid meri/kari head dip. | ||
| Gaikyoku | Outside Music | ||
| Gakufu | Musical notation | ||
| Hachigaeshi | Returning the bowl. | ||
| Hate | A light kind of honkyoku. Played in the afternoon when free from strict discipline of religion. | ||
| Honte | The main body of a piece. A melodic development in higher register. | ||
| Ichi Ji Ichi Ritsu | One temple, one piece | ||
| Ichion Jobutsu | To reach enlightenment by the use of only one sound | ||
| Jiuta | 地歌 | Music originally composed for Shamisen | |
| Kaede | 替手 | Secondary arangment of a piece | |
| Kan | Upper register | ||
| Kari | Blow by putting the chin up, to raise the tone | ||
| Komi Buki | Big breath | ||
| Kumiuta | 組歌 | Pieces for Koto license | |
| Mae-Uta | 前歌 | Opening vocal section | |
| Meri | Blow by putting the chin down, to lower the tone | ||
| Miyakobushi scale | D, Ef, F, G, Af, C, D | ||
| Musubi | Tying up, concluding. Final section of a piece. | ||
| Nagashi | Playing in the street | ||
| Naka-uta | Middle vocal section | ||
| Nayashi | To begin pitch meri and rise to standard pitch | ||
| Otsu | Low register | ||
| Reibo | Yearning for the Bell | ||
| Sankyoku | 三曲 | Music with three instruments | |
| Shaku | 30.30 cm | ||
| Shirabe | To check the sounds and move into the proper frame of mind before performing Honkyoku. Exploring / Investigating. | ||
| Sokyoku | 箏曲 | Music originally composed for Koto. | |
| Sugagaki | The term Sugagaki, when used in Shakuhachi music, simply means pieces which are unrelated to the Fuke legend. The term Sugagaki also refers to a technique used in solo Koto music without voice. | ||
| Sun | 3.03 cm | ||
| Suri | Slide | ||
| Suri age | A slide upwards | ||
| Suri sage | A slide downwards | ||
| Takane | Section of a honkyoku piece usually played in the upper octave, often containing the climax of the piece. | ||
| Takuhatsu | Pieces played by Komuso when begging. | ||
| Tamane | Flutter tongue technique | ||
| Tegoto | 手事 | Musical Interlude | |
| Tegotomono | 手事物 | Musical form with Tegoto | |
| Utaguchi | The sharp blowing edge of the shakuhachi | ||
| Yuri | Vibrato |
The International Shakuhachi Society - 2013