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Muyu

wooden percussion instrument used in Buddhist rituals in East Asia
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Muyu

Summary

Muyu is a type of musical instrument[1]. Muyu has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Muyu's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • Muyu is a type of struck idiophone[4].
  • Muyu is a type of religious object[5].
  • Muyu is a type of traditional Japanese musical instrument[6].
  • Muyu is a type of Ongu[7].
  • Muyu's Commons category is recorded as Wooden fish (percussion instrument)[8].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '木魚'}[9].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木鱼'}[10].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'ཤིང་ཉ།'}[11].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '목탁'}[12].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '목어'}[13].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '木魚'}[14].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '杢魚'}[15].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'mõ'}[16].
  • Muyu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'mộc ngư'}[17].

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Definition and Type

Muyu's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include struck idiophone[4], religious object[5], traditional Japanese musical instrument[6], and Ongu[7].

Why It Matters

Muyu has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Muyu is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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