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J-Word Play: December ’11

ByPaul Schuble

楽器が得意なトラってなんでしょうか？

(がっきがとくいなトラってなんでしょうか？)


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Answer: オーケストラ (or トランペット) (Orchestra or trumpet)

The riddle asks, “What tiger is skilled with a musical instrument?” One possible answer オーケストラ. トラ means tiger, so in Japanese “tiger” is part of the word orchestra. Another one is トランペット (trumpet), which also contains the word for tiger.

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