西

西と言うたら東を悟れ

what is called in the west is realized in the east → necessary to understand the back as well as the front

西と言えば東と言う

if they say West, say East → tell the opposite thing every time

西も東も分からない

cannot tell east from west → cannot be understood at all

犬が西向きゃ尾は東

dog faces west while its tail points east → clearly obvious

Originally a compound of 去に (ini, “going away”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 去(い)ぬ (inu, “to go away”)) + し (shi, “wind; (by extension) direction”, as seen in other ancient-derived words as 嵐 (arashi, “storm”, literally “wild + wind”), 旋風 (tsumuji, “whirlwind”), 東 (higashi, “east”, from older pi muka si, literally “sun + facing + wind/direction”)).
First cited in the Kojiki of 712, with the phonetic spelling 爾斯 (nisi).

西向く侍 → 二四六九士

westward-facing samurai → mnemonic for months with less than 31 days, with 士 standing for 十一

the left side of the stage in the Edo-style

the right side of the stage in Kyoto and Osaka styles


乙

Originally from Middle Chinese 乙 (MC 'it), arising from the proper noun sense. Appears in texts from at least 833 CE.

(music) one tone lower than the note indicated by 甲 (kō, “something A”)


調べる

ja-verb

調(しら)べる • (shiraberu) transitive ichidan (stem 調(しら)べ (shirabe), past 調(しら)べた (shirabeta))

調べる (canonical)
shiraberu (romanization)
調べ (stem)
調べた (past)
調べ
しらべ
shirabe
調べる
しらべる
shiraberu
調べれ
しらべれ
shirabere
調べよ (imperative literary)
調べろ (colloquial imperative)
しらべよ (imperative literary)
しらべろ (colloquial imperative)
shirabeyo (imperative literary)
shirabero (colloquial imperative)
調べられる (passive)
しらべられる (passive)
shiraberareru (passive)
調べさせる (causative)
調べさす (causative)
しらべさせる (causative)
しらべさす (causative)
shirabesaseru (causative)
shirabesasu (causative)
調べられる (potential)
調べれる (colloquial potential)
しらべられる (potential)
しらべれる (colloquial potential)
shiraberareru (potential)
shirabereru (colloquial potential)
調べよう (volitional)
しらべよう (volitional)
shirabeyō (volitional)
調べない (negative)
調べぬ (negative)
調べん (negative)
しらべない (negative)
しらべぬ (negative)
しらべん (negative)
shirabenai (negative)
shirabenu (negative)
shiraben (negative)
調べず (continuative negative)
しらべず (continuative negative)
shirabezu (continuative negative)
調べます (formal)
しらべます (formal)
shirabemasu (formal)
調べた (perfective)
しらべた (perfective)
shirabeta (perfective)
調べて (conjunctive)
しらべて (conjunctive)
shirabete (conjunctive)
調べれば (conditional hypothetical)
しらべれば (conditional hypothetical)
shirabereba (conditional hypothetical)
調べ (irrealis stem)
しらべ (irrealis stem)
sirabe (irrealis)
調べ (continuative stem)
しらべ (continuative stem)
sirabe (continuative)
調ぶ (stem terminative)
しらぶ (stem terminative)
sirabu (terminative)
調ぶる (attributive stem)
しらぶる (attributive stem)
siraburu (attributive)
調ぶれ (realis stem)
しらぶれ (realis stem)
sirabure (realis)
調べよ (imperative stem)
しらべよ (imperative stem)
sirabeyo (imperative)
調べず (negative)
しらべず (negative)
sirabezu (negative)
調ぶれど (contrastive)
しらぶれど (contrastive)
siraburedo (contrastive)
調ぶれば (causative)
しらぶれば (causative)
sirabureba (causative)
調べば (conditional)
しらべば (conditional)
sirabeba (conditional)
調べき (past)
しらべき (past)
sirabeki (past)
調べけり (past)
しらべけり (past)
sirabekeri (past)
調べつ (perfect)
しらべつ (perfect)
sirabetu (perfect)
調べぬ (perfect)
しらべぬ (perfect)
sirabenu (perfect)
調べたり (continuative perfect)
しらべたり (continuative perfect)
sirabetari (continuative perfect)
調べむ (volitional)
しらべむ (volitional)
sirabemu (volitional)

[ɕiɾa̠be̞ɾɯ̟]

The seemingly unrelated senses "to investigate" and "to play an instrument" are probably a semantic loan from Middle Chinese 調 (MC dewH) via kanbun kundoku.

(music) to play, to perform (an instrument)


心

/simʉ/ → */ɕimʉ/ → /ɕiɴ/
From Middle Chinese 心 (MC sim).
The Buddhist sense is a translation of Pali and Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

(theater) Alternative spelling of 真 (shin):

the center of focus:
Alternative spelling of 真 (shin)


東

/ɸiŋɡaɕi/ → /ɸiɡaɕi/ → /hiɡaɕi/
Sound shift from hingashi (see Etymology 2 below).
Now the standard word for east.

a historical red-light district in Edo located east of Edo Castle, today in Fukagawa, Kōtō, Tokyo prefecture


東

ja-noun

東(とう) • (tō)


冠

Likely a shift from kagafuri above, ancient kagapuri.


嬰

From Middle Chinese 嬰 (MC 'jieng).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

嬰ヘ ― eie ― F-sharp


宮

宮 (canonical)
kyū (romanization)
kyuu (romanization)
きゆう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 宮 (MC kjuwng, “dwelling; palace; note on a scale”). Compare modern Min Nan reading kiong.

ltc-l

(traditional music of China and Japan) the keynote or tonic of a musical scale, such as do in the do re mi scale notation of solfège


律

From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit).
The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, “discipline, guidance, humility”).

der

(music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

(music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West


床

From Old Japanese. Attested in the 日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki), completed in 720 and one of the earliest works written in Japanese (see Wikipedia:Nihon Shoki), with a meaning of bed.
According to the 和句解 (Wakuge), published in 1668 by early Edo-period scholar Matsunaga Teitoku (松永貞徳; see Wikipedia:ja:松永貞徳), derives from ゆか (yuka) as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) stem of the verb 行く (yuku, “to go”) of an original meaning similar to "not going", in reference to a place where one sits down to rest.

(theater) a raised area of a stage where a presenter or musician sits


形

形 (canonical)
形 (canonical)
gata (romanization)
gada (romanization)

Derived from kata above. The kata changes to gata as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Found most commonly as a suffixing element in compounds.
The standalone noun sense was originally a shortening of 女形 (onnagata, literally “woman form”), a female role played by a male actor in kabuki theater. This noun sense is only spelled with the 形 kanji.

(kabuki, theater) Short for 女形 (onnagata), a female role played by a male actor in kabuki theater


弓

Bow (music)
Bow and arrow
Man'yōshū
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Yumi
ja:弓 (楽器)
ja:弓 (武器)

From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE), with a phonetic spelling of 由美 ⟨yumi₁⟩, */yumʲi/. A surface analysis suggests a combination of Old Japanese 弓 (yu, “bow”) + suffixing element mi, phonologically distinct from Old Japanese 身 (mi₂ /*mɨ/, “body”) but otherwise of uncertain derivation.

梓弓

a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa

破魔弓

a traditional Shintō ceremonial bow for dispel evil

鏃 (yajiri): arrowhead; 簳 (yagara): arrow-shaft; 羽 (hane): arrow-fletching

仗, 杖: yumi stave; 弦: yumi bowstring; 矢: an arrow; 靫): an quiver; 胸当て: kyudo plastron/chestguard; 弽: kyudo glove; 弩

(music) a bow for playing a stringed instrument such as a violin or cello


梓

ja-noun

梓(あずさ) or 梓(アズサ) • (azusa) ^(←あづさ (adusa) or アヅサ (adusa)?)

梓 (canonical)
梓 (canonical)
azusa (romanization)
adusa (romanization)
あづさ (hiragana historical)
アヅサ (hiragana historical)

/adusa/ → /ad͡zusa/ → /azusa/
From Old Japanese.

(theater) in noh, the swift, drummed accompaniment to the entrance recitative of a medium


末

末 (canonical)
sue (romanization)
suwe (romanization)
すゑ (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712.

(kagura, music) in a 神楽 (kagura) performance, the seats on the right side facing the altar or shrine; the performers playing in these seats


末

From Middle Chinese 末 (MC mat).
First attested in Japanese in 1120.

端役

extra or minor part in any theatrical tradition

(theater) in traditional Chinese theater, an extra, a minor part


歌

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ota.

氷と炎の歌


桜

桜 (canonical)
桜 (canonical)
sakura (romanization)

桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿

foolish to prune cherry trees but not to prune plum trees

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki, the oldest extant historical record of ancient Japan, compiled in 712 CE.
Originally derived from 咲く (saku, “to bloom, burst open”) + 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).

com

(theater, historical) during the Edo Period, a special box or balcony seat for a hired applauder, someone requested to cheer on the performers


熊

熊 (canonical)
熊 (canonical)
kuma (romanization)

From Old Japanese. First cited in the Kojiki of 712.
Further derivation is uncertain. Possibilities include:
* Might be cognate with Japanese 隈 (kuma, “inside corner; inner bend; hollow or hole in something”), perhaps from the way that bears often live in dens.
* Might also or separately be cognate with Middle Korean 곰〯 (kwǒm, “bear”), whose archaic form */koma/ is preserved as the first element of the toponym 고마〮ᄂᆞᄅᆞ (Kwòmánòlò, literally “Bear-ford”). Thus, a cognate of Korean 곰 (gom, “bear”) and Baekje 金馬 (*kəma/*kuma, “bear”).
* Might be an areal Wanderwort, borrowed from Old Chinese 熊 (OC *ɢʷlɯm) and ultimately deriving from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam. See also the etymology notes in the *d-wam entry.

cog

(theater) standing room only audience members in the pit (from the way the standing section would often have a metal railing or fence separating it, resembling a bear cage)


木

⟨ki₂⟩ → */kɨ/ → /ki/
From Old Japanese 木 (ki₂), from Proto-Japonic *kəy. Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *ke. For the vowel alternation, see Wiktionary:About Proto-Japonic § Standalone forms and combining forms.
First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.

猿も木から落ちる

even monkeys fall from trees → nobody's perfect

(theater, sumo, etc.) a clapper used to signal the opening or closing of a match or play


砧

From 衣板 (kinuita, literally “clothes board”), with elision of the i; see 衣 and 板 for more on the components.

(music) Clipping of 砧拍子 (kinuta-byōshi).


短

From Middle Chinese 短 (twan^X, “short”).


筑

(music) an ancient zither-like instrument


笛

⟨puye⟩ → */puje/ → /ɸue/ → /fue/
From Old Japanese, first cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.
Likely related to the verb 吹く (fuku, “to blow”).

(music) a side-blown flute, as opposed to end-blown instruments such as the 篳篥 (hichiriki)


笛

From Middle Chinese 笛 (MC dek). The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”), so likely a later borrowing.
First cited to a text from the 1400s. This reading appears to have fallen out of use.

(music, archaic, possibly obsolete) a flute, particularly the Chinese side-blown flute


笛

From a corruption of Middle Chinese 笛 (MC dek).
First cited to a text from 1241.


番

番 (canonical)
-ban (romanization)
ばん (hiragana historical)

2番の歌詞


肉

From Middle Chinese 肉 (MC nyuwk). Compare modern Hokkien 肉 (jio̍k / lio̍k), Teochew 肉 (ne̍k), or Hakka 肉 (ngiuk⁷).

鳥肉

meat of a bird, in particular meat of a chicken

(theater, kabuki) short for 肉襦袢 (niku juban): flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin


羽

(music) the fifth and highest note in the Chinese pentatonic scale


襅

/tipaja/ → /t͡ɕifaja/ → /t͡ɕihaja/
First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).
Probably related to verb 千早ぶ (chihayabu, “to move or act ferociously, with terrible godly power”), itself an alteration from 逸早ぶ (ichihayabu, “to move or act quickly and strongly”), deriving from adjective 逸早し (ichihayashi, “strong and fast; extremely fast”).

人形浄瑠璃 人形浄瑠璃#Japanese

(theater) a kind of sleeveless vest or waistcoat used in kabuki or 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyō jōruri, “puppet theater”)


袖

Kojiki
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru

⟨so₁ te⟩ → /so te/ → /sode/
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 with the phonetic spelling 蘇弖 (⟨so₁ te⟩). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Japanese references that include an etymology note that this appears to be a compound of 衣 (so, “robe; clothing”) + 手 (te, “hand; arm”). However, the initial so- is clearly spelled with the so-called 甲類 (kōrui, “"A" type”) vowel ⟨so₁⟩ in the oldest texts, whereas 衣 when read as so was pronounced with the so-called 乙類 (otsurui, “"B" type”) vowel as ⟨so₂⟩. These were treated as separate vowels in Old Japanese, so this proposed compound cannot be the actual derivation.

袖付け

sleeve attachment; armhole; sodetsuke, the place where a sleeve attach


鏡

From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 影 (kaga, ancient combining form of 影 (kage), “shadow; outline; figure; image”) + 見 (mi, “seeing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 見る (miru), “to see, to look at”).

com

ancient combining form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">影</i> (kage), “shadow; outline; figure; image”

alcove behind the curtain and affixed with a mirror for player to check their appearance

鏡板

panel that forms the back wall of a noh stage and is traditionally painted with a picture of an old pine tree

鏡の松

a painting of an old pine tree on the kagami ita that forms the back wall of a noh stage

鏡の御影

a depiction of a round window through which can be seen god, spirit, or Buddha

ます鏡

真澄の鏡 (ma-sumi no kagami, “clear mirror”)

鏡が曇ると魂が曇る

if the looking glass is cloudy, so too is one's soul → (particularly regarding women) one's appearance is a reflection of one's psyche, and a disordered appearance indicates a disordered mind

鏡は容貌を見せ酒は心を現す

kagami wa katachi o mise, sake wa kokoro o arawasu

a mirror shows one's appearance; alcohol brings out one's true thoughts → a metaphor for how drinking can lead to freer expression of what one really thinks

鏡に掛く

show in a mirror → extremely clear, extremely certain: as clear as day

鏡を掛く

hang a mirror → to know something in detail as if looking at it in a mirror: to know something like the back of one's hand, to know something inside and out

(theater) Short for 鏡板 (kagami ita): the panel at the back of a noh stage that is painted with an image of an old pine tree


駒

Compound of 子(こ) (ko, “child”) + 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”).
See also 子馬(こうま) (kōma).

(music) bridge (the piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board)


面

両A面


鼈

鼈 (canonical)
鼈 (canonical)
suppon (romanization)

Unknown, theories include:
# Shift from スホン (suhon), the sound when it jumps into a river:
#: /sufon/ → /suppon/
# Corruption of 朱盆 (shubon, literally “vermillion tray”), from the resemblance of its shell:
#: /ɕubon/ → /ɕuppon/ → /suppon/

月と鼈

the moon and suppon (seem alike but are different) → like chalk and cheese

(theater) in kabuki, a trapdoor located on the 花道 (hanamichi, “walkway through the audience to the stage”)


齣

齣 (canonical)
齣 (canonical)
koma (romanization)

Probably cognate with 小間, 細 (koma, “small; a small piece of something”).

(film, theater) an act or scene of a play or movie

(music) a phrase or portion of a piece of music


齣

May be from Middle Chinese, or may be a shift in reading from setsu below.


長

長 (canonical)
chō (romanization)
tyau (romanization)
ちやう (hiragana historical)

/tjau/ → /t͡ɕjau/ → /t͡ɕɔː/ → /t͡ɕoː/
From Middle Chinese 長 (MC trjangX) in the sense of “chief, head, leader” and 長 (MC drjang) (literally meaning “long”) for other senses. The two Middle Chinese readings were distinct but etymologically connected.


Dr

(music) Abbreviation of ドラム (doramu, “drums (of a rock band)”).


発音

[ha̠t͡sɨõ̞ɴ]

最大同時発音数


発音

発音する (canonical)
hatsuon suru (romanization)
発音し (stem)
発音した (past)
発音し
はつおんし
hatsuon shi
発音する
はつおんする
hatsuon suru
発音すれ
はつおんすれ
hatsuon sure
発音せよ (imperative literary)
発音しろ (colloquial imperative)
はつおんせよ (imperative literary)
はつおんしろ (colloquial imperative)
hatsuon seyo (imperative literary)
hatsuon shiro (colloquial imperative)
発音される (passive)
はつおんされる (passive)
hatsuon sareru (passive)
発音させる (causative)
発音さす (causative)
はつおんさせる (causative)
はつおんさす (causative)
hatsuon saseru (causative)
hatsuon sasu (causative)
発音できる (potential)
はつおんできる (potential)
hatsuon dekiru (potential)
発音しよう (volitional)
はつおんしよう (volitional)
hatsuon shiyō (volitional)
発音しない (negative)
はつおんしない (negative)
hatsuon shinai (negative)
発音せず (continuative negative)
はつおんせず (continuative negative)
hatsuon sezu (continuative negative)
発音します (formal)
はつおんします (formal)
hatsuon shimasu (formal)
発音した (perfective)
はつおんした (perfective)
hatsuon shita (perfective)
発音して (conjunctive)
はつおんして (conjunctive)
hatsuon shite (conjunctive)
発音すれば (conditional hypothetical)
はつおんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
hatsuon sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ha̠t͡sɨõ̞ɴ]


ED

English: ED

Chinese: ED

From エンディング (endingu), from English ending.

エンディング エンディング#Japanese

(entertainment) ending theme, end title sequence; Abbreviation of エンディング.


タイ

ja:タイ (音楽記号)


解決

解 (kai, “to solve”) + 決 (ketsu, “to decide”).

問題解決

問題解決 もんだいかいけつ

解決方法

解決方法 かいけつほうほう

解決手段

解決手段 かいけつしゅだん

(music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made; resolution


Ba

(music) Abbreviation of ベース (bē, “bass guitar (of a rock band)”).


P

From English producer. The VOCALOID sense may have arisen from an extension of the concept of producers in THE IDOLM@STER; both THE IDOLM@STER and VOCALOID were/are popular topics on the Niconico video sharing website.

プロデューサー プロデューサー#Japanese

(entertainment, music) Initialism of プロデューサー (purodyūsā, “producer”).


アクセント

Japanese pitch accent
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:アクセント


走る

ja-verb

走(はし)る • (hashiru) intransitive godan (stem 走(はし)り (hashiri), past 走(はし)った (hashitta))

走る (canonical)
hashiru (romanization)
走り (stem)
走った (past)
走ら
はしら
hashira
走り
はしり
hashiri
走る
はしる
hashiru
走れ
はしれ
hashire
走られる (passive)
はしられる (passive)
hashirareru (passive)
走らせる (causative)
走らす (causative)
はしらせる (causative)
はしらす (causative)
hashiraseru (causative)
hashirasu (causative)
走れる (potential)
はしれる (potential)
hashireru (potential)
走ろう (volitional)
はしろう (volitional)
hashirō (volitional)
走らない (negative)
はしらない (negative)
hashiranai (negative)
走らず (continuative negative)
はしらず (continuative negative)
hashirazu (continuative negative)
走ります (formal)
はしります (formal)
hashirimasu (formal)
走った (perfective)
はしった (perfective)
hashitta (perfective)
走って (conjunctive)
はしって (conjunctive)
hashitte (conjunctive)
走れば (conditional hypothetical)
はしれば (conditional hypothetical)
hashireba (conditional hypothetical)
走ら (irrealis stem)
はしら (irrealis stem)
fasira (irrealis)
走り (continuative stem)
はしり (continuative stem)
fasiri (continuative)
走る (stem terminative)
はしる (stem terminative)
fasiru (terminative)
走る (attributive stem)
はしる (attributive stem)
fasiru (attributive)
走れ (realis stem)
はしれ (realis stem)
fasire (realis)
走れ (imperative stem)
はしれ (imperative stem)
fasire (imperative)
走らず (negative)
はしらず (negative)
fasirazu (negative)
走れど (contrastive)
はしれど (contrastive)
fasiredo (contrastive)
走れば (causative)
はしれば (causative)
fasireba (causative)
走らば (conditional)
はしらば (conditional)
fasiraba (conditional)
走りき (past)
はしりき (past)
fasiriki (past)
走りけり (past)
はしりけり (past)
fasirikeri (past)
走りつ (perfect)
はしりつ (perfect)
fasiritu (perfect)
走りぬ (perfect)
はしりぬ (perfect)
fasirinu (perfect)
走れり (continuative perfect)
走りたり (continuative perfect)
はしれり (continuative perfect)
はしりたり (continuative perfect)
fasireri (continuative perfect)
fasiritari (continuative perfect)
走らむ (volitional)
はしらむ (volitional)
fasiramu (volitional)


卒業

ja-noun

卒(そつ)業(ぎょう) • (sotsugyō) ^(←そつげふ (sotugefu)?)

卒業 (canonical)
sotsugyō (romanization)
sotugefu (romanization)
そつげふ (hiragana historical)

[so̞t͡sɨɡʲo̞ː]

卒業試験: graduation exam

卒業試験 そつぎょうしけん

卒業証書: diploma

卒業証書 そつぎょうしょうしょ

卒業論文

卒業論文 そつぎょうろんぶん

(Japanese entertainment) graduation (leaving a group)


卒業

卒業する (canonical)
sotsugyō suru (romanization)
sotugefu (romanization)
卒業し (stem)
卒業した (past)
卒業し
そつぎょうし
sotsugyō shi
卒業する
そつぎょうする
sotsugyō suru
卒業すれ
そつぎょうすれ
sotsugyō sure
卒業せよ (imperative literary)
卒業しろ (colloquial imperative)
そつぎょうせよ (imperative literary)
そつぎょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
sotsugyō seyo (imperative literary)
sotsugyō shiro (colloquial imperative)
卒業される (passive)
そつぎょうされる (passive)
sotsugyō sareru (passive)
卒業させる (causative)
卒業さす (causative)
そつぎょうさせる (causative)
そつぎょうさす (causative)
sotsugyō saseru (causative)
sotsugyō sasu (causative)
卒業できる (potential)
そつぎょうできる (potential)
sotsugyō dekiru (potential)
卒業しよう (volitional)
そつぎょうしよう (volitional)
sotsugyō shiyō (volitional)
卒業しない (negative)
そつぎょうしない (negative)
sotsugyō shinai (negative)
卒業せず (continuative negative)
そつぎょうせず (continuative negative)
sotsugyō sezu (continuative negative)
卒業します (formal)
そつぎょうします (formal)
sotsugyō shimasu (formal)
卒業した (perfective)
そつぎょうした (perfective)
sotsugyō shita (perfective)
卒業して (conjunctive)
そつぎょうして (conjunctive)
sotsugyō shite (conjunctive)
卒業すれば (conditional hypothetical)
そつぎょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sotsugyō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[so̞t͡sɨɡʲo̞ː]

(Japanese entertainment) to graduate (leave a group)


バス

(music) bass (the lower spectrum of sound of a singing voice or musical instrument)

コントラバス コントラバス#Japanese

(music) Clipping of コントラバス: a contrabass, a double bass, a bass


大根

大根 (canonical)
daikon (romanization)
でこん (alternative hiragana)
デコン (alternative hiragana katakana)
dekon (Rōmaji alternative hiragana)

On'yomi form of the native Japanese word 大根(おおね) (ōne).

ja-r

大根(おおね) (ōne)

山葵大根: horseradish

山葵大根 わさびだいこん

(acting) a ham, an actor known for an exaggerated, over-wrought style


ピアノ

From Italian piano, possibly via English piano. Some sources derive this as a clipping of ピアノフォルテ (pianoforute, “pianoforte”), itself borrowed from Italian pianoforte.


霞む

霞む (canonical)
kasumu (romanization)
霞め (irrealis stem)
かすめ (irrealis stem)
kasume (irrealis)
霞め (continuative stem)
かすめ (continuative stem)
kasume (continuative)
霞む (stem terminative)
かすむ (stem terminative)
kasumu (terminative)
霞むる (attributive stem)
かすむる (attributive stem)
kasumuru (attributive)
霞むれ (realis stem)
かすむれ (realis stem)
kasumure (realis)
霞めよ (imperative stem)
かすめよ (imperative stem)
kasumeyo (imperative)
霞めず (negative)
かすめず (negative)
kasumezu (negative)
霞むれど (contrastive)
かすむれど (contrastive)
kasumuredo (contrastive)
霞むれば (causative)
かすむれば (causative)
kasumureba (causative)
霞めば (conditional)
かすめば (conditional)
kasumeba (conditional)
霞めき (past)
かすめき (past)
kasumeki (past)
霞めけり (past)
かすめけり (past)
kasumekeri (past)
霞めつ (perfect)
かすめつ (perfect)
kasumetu (perfect)
霞めぬ (perfect)
かすめぬ (perfect)
kasumenu (perfect)
霞めたり (continuative perfect)
かすめたり (continuative perfect)
kasumetari (continuative perfect)
霞めむ (volitional)
かすめむ (volitional)
kasumemu (volitional)

From Old Japanese.
From stem kasu-, cognate with classical adjective 幽し (kasukeshi, “faint”), adjective 微か (kasuka, “faint, dim”), and adverb かすかす (kasukasu, “barely”).

(theater, archaic) in kabuki, for the 下座 (geza) musicians to play weakly and quietly


楽譜

楽譜 (canonical)
gakufu (romanization)
がくふ (hiragana historical)

[ɡa̠kɯ̟̊ɸɯ̟]


作曲

作曲する (canonical)
sakkyoku suru (romanization)
作曲し (stem)
作曲した (past)
作曲し
さっきょくし
sakkyoku shi
作曲する
さっきょくする
sakkyoku suru
作曲すれ
さっきょくすれ
sakkyoku sure
作曲せよ (imperative literary)
作曲しろ (colloquial imperative)
さっきょくせよ (imperative literary)
さっきょくしろ (colloquial imperative)
sakkyoku seyo (imperative literary)
sakkyoku shiro (colloquial imperative)
作曲される (passive)
さっきょくされる (passive)
sakkyoku sareru (passive)
作曲させる (causative)
作曲さす (causative)
さっきょくさせる (causative)
さっきょくさす (causative)
sakkyoku saseru (causative)
sakkyoku sasu (causative)
作曲できる (potential)
さっきょくできる (potential)
sakkyoku dekiru (potential)
作曲しよう (volitional)
さっきょくしよう (volitional)
sakkyoku shiyō (volitional)
作曲しない (negative)
さっきょくしない (negative)
sakkyoku shinai (negative)
作曲せず (continuative negative)
さっきょくせず (continuative negative)
sakkyoku sezu (continuative negative)
作曲します (formal)
さっきょくします (formal)
sakkyoku shimasu (formal)
作曲した (perfective)
さっきょくした (perfective)
sakkyoku shita (perfective)
作曲して (conjunctive)
さっきょくして (conjunctive)
sakkyoku shite (conjunctive)
作曲すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さっきょくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sakkyoku sureba (conditional hypothetical)


太鼓

Sino-Japanese compound of 太 (tai, “big, fat, thick”) + 鼓 (ko, “drum”).


エレクトーン

(music) electone (a kind of electric piano)


フルート

[ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːto̞]


バスーン

ja-noun

バスーン • (basūn)


タンバリン

[tã̠mba̠ɾʲĩɴ]

From English tambourine, from French tambourin.


サクソフォン

[sa̠kɯ̟̊so̞ɸõ̞ɴ]


ウクレレ

[ɯ̟kɯ̟ɾe̞ɾe̞]

Borrowed from American English ukulele, ultimately from Hawaiian ʻukulele.


トロンボーン

[to̞ɾõ̞mbõ̞ːɴ]

From English trombone, from Italian trombone.


バイオリン

[ba̠io̞ɾʲĩɴ]


鉄琴

[te̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]


木琴

木(もっ)琴(きん) • (mokkin) ^(←もくきん (mokukin)?)

木琴 (canonical)
mokkin (romanization)
mokukin (romanization)
もくきん (hiragana historical)

[mo̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

木琴を叩く

木琴を演奏する


演奏家

[ẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːka̠]

演奏 (playing the instrument) + 家 (professional)


演奏者

[ẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːɕa̠]

演奏 (ensō, “playing the instrument”) + 者 (-sha, “person”)


管楽器

ja-noun

管(かん)楽(がっ)器(き) • (kangakki) ^(←くわんがくき (kwangakuki)?)

管楽器 (canonical)
kangakki (romanization)
kwangakuki (romanization)
くわんがくき (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ŋɡa̠k̚ʲkʲi]


お玉杓子

お玉(たま)杓(じゃく)子(し) or お玉杓子(タマジャクシ) • (otamajakushi)

お玉杓子 (canonical)
otamajakushi (romanization)
お玉杓子 (canonical)
お玉杓子 (canonical)
otamajakushi (romanization)

御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 玉 (tama, “ball”) + 杓子 (shakushi, “bamboo ladle”)

com

ja:お玉杓子 ja:オタマジャクシ


OP

English: OP

Chinese: OP

From オープニング (ōpuningu), from English opening.

オープニング オープニング#Japanese

(entertainment) opening theme, intro sequence; Abbreviation of オープニング.


打楽器

percussion instrument
percussion instrument


ハーモニカ

→ Sakizaya: hamunika


レガート

[ɾe̞ɡa̠ːto̞]


Gt

(music) Abbreviation of ギター (gitā, “guitar (of a rock band)”).


オーケストラ

Borrowed from English orchestra, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Orchestra
ja:オーケストラ
ja:松村明

管弦楽団

管弦楽団 かんげんがくだん


下手

Compound of 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 手 (te, “hand”).

(theater) downstage, specifically the left side of the stage as viewed from the audience


八音

ja-noun

八(はち)音(おん) or 八(はっ)音(とん) or 八(はち)音(いん) or 八(はっ)音(ちん) • (hachion or hatton or hachiin or hatchin)

八音 (canonical)
八音 (canonical)
八音 (canonical)
八音 (canonical)
hachion (romanization)
hatton (romanization)
hachiin (romanization)
hatchin (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 八音. The on reading for 音 changes to ton as an instance of renjō (連声). The in reading for 音 changes to chin as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjo

(music) an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials


一切

Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) + 切り (kiri, “cut, cutting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 切る kiru, “to cut”).

compound

the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 切る kiru, “to cut”

(theater, performing arts) one act, one scene


龍笛

Compound of 龍(りゅう) (ryū, “dragon”) + 笛(てき) (teki, “flute”)

ja-compound

(music) a dragon flute, a 40cm seven-holed transverse bamboo flute used in gagaku


トンコリ

(music) peg tuned zither of the Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan


羯鼓

Five Barbarians
Jie people
Kakko (instrument)
Nara period
ja:羯鼓

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 羯 (katsu, “the Jie people, part of the Five Barbarians confederation in antiquity”) + 鼓 (ko, “drum”). So called for the putative origins of the drum design, introduced to Japan during the Nara period.

compound

(music) a small double-headed drum struck with two sticks, used in the gagaku and noh music of Japan


篠笛

Compound of 篠 (shino, “a type of bamboo”) + 笛 (fue, “flute”). The fue changes to bue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(music) bamboo transverse flute used in Japanese folk music


しらべ

shirabe (romanization)
sirabe (romanization)
しらべ (hiragana historical)


キーボード

ja-noun

キーボード • (kībōdo)


ロック

インディー・ロック・バンド


和声

和(わ)声(せい) or 和(か)声(せい) • (wasei or kasei)

和声 (canonical)
和声 (canonical)
wasei (romanization)
kasei (romanization)


雲鑼

From Middle Chinese compound 雲鑼／云锣 (yúnluó, literally “cloud + gong”).

(music) yunluo, a set of gongs on a frame


協奏曲

協(きょう)奏(そう)曲(きょく) • (kyōsōkyoku) ^(←けふそうきよく (kefusoukyoku)?)

協奏曲 (canonical)
kyōsōkyoku (romanization)
kefusoukyoku (romanization)
けふそうきよく (hiragana historical)

[kʲo̞ːso̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]


散調

[sã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

(music) sanjo, a genre of traditional Korean instrumental music


排簫

排(はい)簫(しょう) • (haishō) ^(←はいせう (faiseu)?)

排簫 (canonical)
haishō (romanization)
faiseu (romanization)
はいせう (hiragana historical)


ソナタ形式

Compound of ソナタ (sonata, “sonata”) + 形式 (keishiki, “form”).


手風琴

[te̞ɸɯ̟ːkʲĩɴ]


口風琴

口風琴 (canonical)
kuchifūkin (romanization)


カバー

ja-noun

カバー • (kabā)

ブックカバー

book covering paper to hide what book a book owner is reading, especially in a public place such as train

名曲のカバー


カバー

カバーする (canonical)
kabā suru (romanization)
カバーし (stem)
カバーした (past)

昭和の名曲をカバー


オーボエ

オーボエ • (ōboe)

Borrowed from Italian oboe, from French hautbois (literally “highwood”).


アコーディオン

アコーディオン • (akōdion)

[a̠ko̞ːdʲiõ̞ɴ]


バンジョー

バンジョー • (banjō)

[bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]


神楽笛

神楽笛 (canonical)
kagurabue (romanization)

[ka̠ɡɯ̟ɾa̠bɯ̟e̞]

神楽 (kagura, jukujikun (熟字訓)) + 笛 (fue, “flute”)

com

jukujikun (<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">熟字訓</i>)

(music) a kagurabue, a transverse flute used to support kagura performance


グランドピアノ

[ɡɯ̟ɾã̠ndo̞ pʲia̠no̞]


コード

ja-noun

コード • (kōdo)

(music) chord (combination of three or more notes)


編鐘

From Middle Chinese compound 編鐘／编钟 (pen tsyowng, literally “arrange + bell”).


鍵盤

(music) keyboard (a part of instruments like the piano)


ディスク

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Disc
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:ディスク

From English disk / disc, as well as French disque.
First attested to the late 1950s.


バラライカ

Borrowed from Russian балала́йка (balalájka).


化身

Daijirin
Daijisen
Incarnation
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Nirmāṇakāya
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:化身
ja:松村明

From Middle Chinese 化身 (MC xwaeH syin, “transformation + body”), itself a translation of Sanskrit निर्माणकाय (nirmāṇakāya, “body of transformations”).
Very rarely encountered with the reading kashin, using the kan'on reading of ka for the 化 character instead of the usual goon reading of ke. Most resources do not include the kashin reading.

der

(drama) a ghastly apparition in kabuki or other drama


羅漢

First attested before the seventh century.

(theater, colloquial) Short for 羅漢台 (rakandai): a low seat behind the stage, the audience member sitting there vaguely resembling an arhat


交響曲

ja-noun

交(こう)響(きょう)曲(きょく) • (kōkyōkyoku) ^(←かうきやうきよく (kaukyaukyoku)?)

交響曲 (canonical)
kōkyōkyoku (romanization)
kaukyaukyoku (romanization)
かうきやうきよく (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːkʲo̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]

(music) symphony (piece of orchestral music)


BGM

→ English: BGM

→ Chinese: BGM

[bʲiːʑiːe̞mɯ̟]

From バックグラウンドミュージック, from English background music.

ja-l/helper

バックグラウンドミュージック

バックグラウンドミュージック

ja-l

バックグラウンドミュージック

バックグラウンドミュージック

バックグラウンドミュージック バックグラウンドミュージック#Japanese

(music) Initialism of バックグラウンドミュージック (“background music”).


上下

Compound of 上り (kari, “rising in tone”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 上る karu, “to rise in tone”) + 下り (meri, “falling in tone”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 下る meru, “to fall in tone”).

compound

(music) a rise in tone and a fall in tone


上下

上下する (canonical)
karimeri suru (romanization)
上下し (stem)
上下した (past)


正中

ja-noun

正(しょう)中(ちゅう) • (shōchū)


オルガン

Internationalism; see English organ. Probably from Portuguese orgão or English organ.

オルガンを弾く


完全五度

完全五度 (canonical)
kanzengodo (romanization)

(music) perfect fifth (interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones)


射干

From Middle Chinese 射干 (MC yaeH kan), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).
Doublet of ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”), via English jackal, Turkish çakal and Persian شغال (šağâl).

(theater) a Noh mask with the visage of the Chinese fox spirit


サウンドトラック

(music, film, television) soundtrack (the sound (especially the music) component of a movie)


ソール

ソール • (sōru)


足下

Compound of 足 (ashi, “foot, feet”) + 元 (moto, “base; foundation; origin”). Note that the moto portion can be spelled variously as 元, 下, or 許.

compound

(theater) hakama, trousers, leg coverings in general

(theater) footlights in the backstage area to illuminate walkways


上座

(theater) the right side of the stage as viewed from the audience; stage left


チャルメラ

From Portuguese charamela. Later reintroduced via China.

(music) a classical woodwind instrument belonging to the oboe family; a shawm

(music) a double reeded woodwind instrument with eight holes that opens like a trumpet; popularly used outside restaurants to attract customers; a surnai or suona


終楽章

終楽章 (canonical)
shūgakushō (romanization)

[ɕɨːɡa̠kɯ̟ɕo̞ː]


スーザフォン

ja-noun

スーザフォン • (sūzafon)


ピッコロ

Borrowed from English piccolo, from Italian piccolo (“small”).


ファ

(music) fa, the fourth note of a major scale


フーガ

フーガ • (fūga)


土笛

土(つち) (tsuchi, “earth”) + 笛(ふえ) (fue, “bamboo flute”)


拍子木

From 拍子 (hyōshi, “beat”) + 木 (ki, “wood”).

(music) a Japanese percussion instrument made of two pieces of hardwood or bamboo that are tied together with a rope and struck together


編木

Compound of 編 (bin, irregular reading; possibly refers to the way the instrument is bound together) + 簓 (ささら, “bamboo whisk or broom”, which this instrument resembles). The sasara changes to zasara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

(music) a Japanese percussion instrument made of wooden slats


狂言

(theater) Kyogen, a humorous theater piece, frequently presented as a comic interlude in a program of noh performances.


スケール

Borrowed from English scale, from Latin scāla.

[sɨ̥ke̞ːɾɯ̟]


演奏会

[ẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːka̠i]

演奏 (“musical performance”) + 会 (“event”)


声楽曲

声楽曲 (canonical)
seigakukyoku (romanization)


室内楽

室内楽 (canonical)
shitsunaigaku (romanization)

Compound of 室内 (shitsunai, “inside a room, indoor”) + 楽 (gaku, “music”).

compound

弦楽器の学生による、室内楽のコンサートです。

Gengakki no gakusei ni yoru, shitsunaigaku no konsāto desu.

There is a chamber music concert for strings by students from the university.


序曲

[d͡ʑo̞kʲo̞kɯ̟]


ストップ

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:松村明

(music) a stop or register in an organ or similar musical instrument


フィナーレ

ja-noun

フィナーレ • (fināre)


アーティキュレーション

アーティキュレーション • (ātikyurēshon)

[a̠ːtʲikʲɨɾe̞ːɕõ̞ɴ]

2014, Norihiko Hibi, Suindo no tame no chonyumon jazu koza [Very basic introduction to jazz for Blasmusik], page 70:

In jazz sheet music, it is common that articulation is not indicated at all.

ジャズの楽譜には、アーティキュレーションが何も書いていないことのほうが多いです。

Jazu no gakufu ni wa, ātikyurēshon ga nani mo kaiteinai koto no hō ga ōi desu.

(music) articulation, manner in which something is articulated

ja:アーティキュレーション


金剛

金剛 (canonical)
kongō (romanization)
kongau (romanization)
こんがう (hiragana historical)

/komʉ kau/ → /koŋɡau/ → /koŋɡɔː/ → /koŋɡoː/
From Middle Chinese 金剛 (MC kim kang), itself a translation of Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “diamond, adamant; thunderbolt”).
Compare modern Cantonese 金剛／金刚 (gam¹ gong¹).

縛日羅

basara, transliteration of Sanskrit vajra

(by extension, theater) an actor or prostitute in charge of footwear, mostly handling kongō zōri


金剛

金剛 (canonical)
Kongō (romanization)
Kongau (romanization)
こんがう (hiragana historical)

(theater) Short for 金剛流 (Kongō-ryū): a leading school of noh


花道

Daijirin
Daijisen
National Theatre of Japan
ja:松村明

Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 道 (michi, “road, way”).
Likely derives from the early use of a hanamichi as a kind of walkway from the stage down into the audience, giving performers access to the audience in order to receive flowers.

compound

(theater) an extension of a stage that stretches into the audience, usually only in kabuki and most often along the left side of the theater, used mainly to enter and exit the stage


正面

ja-noun

正(しょう)面(めん) • (shōmen) ^(←しやうめん (syaumen)?)

正面 (canonical)
shōmen (romanization)
syaumen (romanization)
しやうめん (hiragana historical)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 正面 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH mjienH).
First attested in the early 1200s.

(Noh, theater) the front of the main stage


音程

音程 (canonical)
ontei (romanization)
おんてい (hiragana historical)

音程が取れない人


休符

休符 (canonical)
kyūfu (romanization)
kiufu (romanization)
きうふ (hiragana historical)

4分休符


楽章

[ɡa̠kɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

(music) movement, such as of a classical orchestral work

終楽章

終楽章 しゅうがくしょう


奈落

Daijirin
Daijisen
Naraka (Buddhism)
ja:奈落
ja:松村明

From Sanskrit नरक (naraka).
First cited to a text from 985 CE.

(theater) a theater basement, a trap cellar (under the stage)


長調

長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (chōchō)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


ワンマン

Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man.

ワンマンカー

a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor

ワンマンコントロール

one-man control, as of equipment or machinery

ワンマンチーム: a team that relies entirely on its pitcher

(music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)


トランス

[to̞ɾã̠ɰ̃sɨ]


エチュード

エチュード • (echūdo)

[e̞t͡ɕɨːdo̞]

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a soloist performer practice in a particular area or skill.


不協和音

不協和音 (canonical)
fukyōwaon (romanization)


舞楽

(music) the ancient court ritual dance of Japan


オルゴール

→ Korean: 오르골 (oreugol)

[o̞ɾɯ̟ɡo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:オルゴール
ja:松村明


ロ短調

Compound of ロ (ro, “ti, si, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


第九

From 第 (dai-, ordinal marker) + 九 (ku, “nine”).

prefix

(music, colloquial) Clipping of 交響曲第九番ニ短調 (Kōkyōkyoku Daikuban Ni-tanchō): Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in D minor


平調子

ja-noun

平(ひら)調(ぢょう)子(し) • (hirajōshi) ^(←ひらでうし (firadeusi)?)

平調子 (canonical)
hirajōshi (romanization)
firadeusi (romanization)
ひらでうし (hiragana historical)

[çiɾa̠ʑo̞ːɕi]

Compound of 平(ひら) (hira, “common”) + 調子(ちょうし) (chōshi, “pitch, tuning”). The chōshi changes to jōshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

(music) the most common method of tuning the koto, often known as Yatsuhashi Kengyō's way


ルート

ja-noun

ルート • (rūto)


バグパイプ

From English bagpipe (attributive of bagpipes).

bor

attributive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bagpipes</i>


シャープ

ja-noun

シャープ • (shāpu)

ja:シャープ
ja:シャープ (記号)

(music) a sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)


舞台裏

[bɯ̟ta̠iɯ̟ɾa̠]

From 舞(ぶ)台(たい) (butai, “stage”) + 裏(うら) (ura, “back”).

ja-compound

(theater) the backstage (behind the stage)


ブギウギ

[bɯ̟ɡʲiɯ̟ɡʲi]


ブリッジ

[bɯ̟ɾʲid̚d͡ʑi]

(music) bridge (element of string instruments)


ソング

ヒットソング

フォークソング

テーマソング

(music, anglicism) Synonym of 歌 (uta, “song”)


親王

ja-noun

親(しん)王(のう) • (shinnō) ^(←しんわう (sin'wau)?)

親王 (canonical)
shinnō (romanization)
sin'wau (romanization)
しんわう (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese, borrowed from Middle Chinese 親王 (t͡sʰiɪn ɦʉɐŋ), in turn a compound of 親 (“very familiar; very close”) + 王 (“king”, in ancient Japan, this term was also used to refer to an imperial prince), so called because of the closeness to the reigning emperor. The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).
First cited in Japanese to a text from 718 CE.

王

ō, specific to the Japanese imperial family, refers to any grandson, great-grandson

(theater, kabuki) Short for 親王鬘 (shinnō kazura)., literally "imperial prince wig", specific style of wig used in kabuki


ドラム

ドラムを叩く


音源

カラオケ音源

instrumental recording for use with karaoke

口から音源

recording-quality voice in a live performance (literally, “recording from the mouth”)

同作に収録されたレア音源集の中から、未発表曲「Icicle Tusk」の音源が公開された。

2018, フリート・フォクシーズ、デビュー・アルバムの10周年記念盤より「Icicle Tusk」の音源を公開 in Rolling Stone https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/29313

Dōsaku ni shūroku sareta rea ongen-shū no naka kara, mihappyō-kyoku “Icicle Tusk” no ongen ga kōkai sareta.

フル音源で楽曲がオンエアされるのは今回が初となるので、こちらもぜひ注目してほしい。

2018, Shiggy Jr.、ドラマＯＰ曲「ピュアなソルジャー」ＭＶ公開＆先行配信も決定 in OKMusic https://okmusic.jp/news/301398

Furu ongen de gakkyoku ga on'ea sareru no wa konkai ga hatsu to naru no de, kochira mo zehi chūmoku shite hoshii.


リズム

リズムが取れない人

person who is incapable of keeping rhythm


ツイン

ツインギター

ツインボーカル

ツインテール


ダンスホール

(music) A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.


合奏

合奏する (canonical)
gassō suru (romanization)
合奏し (stem)
合奏した (past)
合奏し
がっそうし
gassō shi
合奏する
がっそうする
gassō suru
合奏すれ
がっそうすれ
gassō sure
合奏せよ (imperative literary)
合奏しろ (colloquial imperative)
がっそうせよ (imperative literary)
がっそうしろ (colloquial imperative)
gassō seyo (imperative literary)
gassō shiro (colloquial imperative)
合奏される (passive)
がっそうされる (passive)
gassō sareru (passive)
合奏させる (causative)
合奏さす (causative)
がっそうさせる (causative)
がっそうさす (causative)
gassō saseru (causative)
gassō sasu (causative)
合奏できる (potential)
がっそうできる (potential)
gassō dekiru (potential)
合奏しよう (volitional)
がっそうしよう (volitional)
gassō shiyō (volitional)
合奏しない (negative)
がっそうしない (negative)
gassō shinai (negative)
合奏せず (continuative negative)
がっそうせず (continuative negative)
gassō sezu (continuative negative)
合奏します (formal)
がっそうします (formal)
gassō shimasu (formal)
合奏した (perfective)
がっそうした (perfective)
gassō shita (perfective)
合奏して (conjunctive)
がっそうして (conjunctive)
gassō shite (conjunctive)
合奏すれば (conditional hypothetical)
がっそうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
gassō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


変奏曲

変奏曲 (canonical)
hensōkyoku (romanization)

(music) variation (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)


円盤

円盤を買うアニオタ

(music, film, slang) disc such as CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc


方響

ja-noun

方(ほう)響(きょう) • (hōkyō) ^(←はうきやう (faukyau)?)

方響 (canonical)
hōkyō (romanization)
faukyau (romanization)
はうきやう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese compound 方響／方响 (pjang + xjang^X, literally “square + echo”).

(music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang


本曲

外曲: those pieces of traditional Japanese music composed for other instruments than the shakuhachi

[hõ̞ŋʲkʲo̞kɯ̟]

Compound of 本 (hon, “main; current, this”) + 曲 (kyoku, “piece(s) of music”).

compound

(music) those pieces of traditional Japanese music composed primarily for the 尺八 (shakuhachi) flute, but also including the 胡弓(こきゅう) (kokyū, “Japanese bowed lute with three or four strings”), and the 琴(こと) (koto)


風情

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 風情 (MC pjuwng dzjeng). Compare modern Chinese 風情／风情 (fēngqíng).
The reading uses the older goon of fu for 風 and the newer kan'on of sei for 情, suggesting either that this term underwent changes after importation into Japanese, or that it may have been re-imported.

(theater, noh) in noh theater, an actor's bearing, carriage, and gestures: body language


雅楽

From Middle Chinese 雅樂 (MC ngaeX ngaewk).

(music) gagaku (the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin)


五線譜

[ɡo̞sẽ̞ɰ̃ɸɯ̟]


休止符

ja-noun

休(きゅう)止(し)符(ふ) • (kyūshifu) ^(←きうしふ (kiusifu)?)

休止符 (canonical)
kyūshifu (romanization)
kiusifu (romanization)
きうしふ (hiragana historical)

4分休止符


疾風怒濤

疾(しっ)風(ぷう)怒(ど)濤(とう) • (shippū dotō) ^(←しつぷうどたう (situpuudotau)?)

疾風怒濤 (canonical)
shippū dotō (romanization)
situpuudotau (romanization)
しつぷうどたう (hiragana historical)

[ɕi̥p̚pɯ̟ː do̞to̞ː]

Calque of German Sturm und Drang, equivalent to 疾風 (shippū, “gale”) + 怒濤 (dotō, “surging waves”)

af

シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング#Japanese

(literature, music) Synonym of シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング (Shuturumu unto Dorangu, “Sturm und Drang”)


半音階

半音階 (canonical)
han'onkai (romanization)


勝絶

(music) the 4th note in the Japanese chromatic scale, equivalent to Chinese 夾鐘／夹钟


奏鳴曲

奏鳴曲 (canonical)
sōmeikyoku (romanization)


鶏冠

/tosːaka/ → /tosaka/
Shift from earlier tossaka (see Etymology 2 below). Now the modern spelling.
The kanji spelling is from keikan (see Etymology 4 below).

(theater) a kind of wig used in kabuki, with the front hair cut and split apart on the sides; used by onnagata to portray old hags


女物

ja-noun

女(おんな)物(もの) • (onnamono) ^(←をんなもの (wonnamono)?)

女物 (canonical)
onnamono (romanization)
wonnamono (romanization)
をんなもの (hiragana historical)

男物

antonym(s) of “a noh play with a male protagonist or cast”

Compound of 女 (onna, “woman, women”) + 物 (mono, “thing, things”).

compound

(theater, specifically noh) alternative for 女能 (onnanō): a noh play with a female protagonist; a noh play with a female cast (popular in the Muromachi period, but banned in the early Edo period)


組曲

組曲『ニコニコ動画』


大和琴

大和琴 (canonical)
yamatogoto (romanization)

Compound of 大和 (Yamato, ancient name for Japan) + 琴 (koto, “a koto, a zither”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times


東琴

ja-noun

東(あずま)琴(ごと) • (azumagoto) ^(←あづまごと (adumagoto)?)

東琴 (canonical)
azumagoto (romanization)
adumagoto (romanization)
あづまごと (hiragana historical)

Compound of 東 (azuma, archaic word for the east; by extension, Japan) + 琴 (koto, “a koto, a zither”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


和琴

Probably coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 和 (wa, “Japan, Japanese”) + 琴 (gon, “koto, zither”).


交声曲

ja-noun

交(こう)声(せい)曲(きょく) • (kōseikyoku) ^(←かうせいきょく (kauseikyoku)?)

交声曲 (canonical)
kōseikyoku (romanization)
kauseikyoku (romanization)
かうせいきょく (hiragana historical)


テノール

[te̞no̞ːɾɯ̟]

Borrowed from German Tenor, possibly influenced by English tenor.


シンセサイザー

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:シンセサイザー
ja:松村明


チューバ

チューバ • (chūba)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
Tuba
ja:チューバ
ja:松村明


こぶし

kobushi (romanization)
kobusi (romanization)
こぶし (hiragana historical)

Compound of 小 (ko, “small”) + 節 (fushi, “knot; section; melody”).
First cited to a text from 1633.

compound

小節を回す

(music) a portion of the melody in traditional Japanese singing (as well as kayōkyoku, enka) that uses melisma


教会ソナタ

ja-noun

教(きょう)会(かい)ソナタ • (kyōkaisonata) ^(←けうくわいソナタ (keukwaisonata)?)

教会ソナタ (canonical)
kyōkaisonata (romanization)
keukwaisonata (romanization)
けうくわいソナタ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 教会 (kyōkai, “church”) + ソナタ (sonata, “sonata”).


室内ソナタ

室内ソナタ (canonical)
shitsunaisonata (romanization)

Compound of 室内 (shitsunai, “inside a room, indoor”) + ソナタ (sonata, “sonata”).


サックス

[sa̠k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ̥]


サクソフォーン

[sa̠kɯ̟̊so̞ɸõ̞ːɴ]

Daijirin Daijisen Saxophone ja:サクソフォーン ja:松村明


サキソホン

Daijirin Daijisen Saxophone ja:サキソホン ja:松村明


アルペッジョ

[a̠ɾɯ̟pe̞d̚d͡ʑo̞]


突っ込み

突っ込み (canonical)
突っ込み (canonical)
tsukkomi (romanization)


惚け

惚け (canonical)
惚け (canonical)
boke (romanization)

(comedy) a funnyman (character who does or says stupid things and is called out by a straight man)


振り

/puri/ → /furi/
From Old Japanese.
The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 振(ふ)る (furu, “to swing”).


方磬

方磬 (canonical)
hōkei (romanization)
faukei (romanization)
はうけい (hiragana historical)

ja-r

方(ほう)響(きょう) (hōkyō)

(music) hōkyō, a percussion instrument derived from the Chinese fangxiang


ピアノフォルテ

(music) pianoforte (playing softly, followed immediately by playing loudly)


自鳴琴

[d͡ʑime̞ːkʲĩɴ]

自 (ji, “self”) + 鳴 (mei, “sound making”) + 琴 (kin, “musical instrument”)

com

オルゴール オルゴール#Japanese

(music, rare) Synonym of オルゴール (orugōru, “music box”)


練習曲

ja-noun

練(れん)習(しゅう)曲(きょく) • (renshūkyoku) ^(←れんしふきよく (rensifukyoku)?)

練習曲 (canonical)
renshūkyoku (romanization)
rensifukyoku (romanization)
れんしふきよく (hiragana historical)

[ɾẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨːkʲo̞kɯ̟]


声域

声(せい)域(いき) • (seiiki) ^(←せいゐき (seiwiki)?)

声域 (canonical)
seiiki (romanization)
seiwiki (romanization)
せいゐき (hiragana historical)


音域

音(おん)域(いき) • (on'iki) ^(←おんゐき (on'wiki)?)

音域 (canonical)
on'iki (romanization)
on'wiki (romanization)
おんゐき (hiragana historical)


コーラングレ

[ko̞ːɾã̠ŋɡɯ̟ɾe̞]

Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.

der

(music) cor anglais, English horn (type of woodwind instrument)


アルトオーボエ

[a̠ɾɯ̟to̞ːo̞bo̞e̞]

アルト (aruto, “alto”) + オーボエ (ōboe, “oboe”), both borrowed from Italian.


イングリッシュホルン

[ĩŋɡɯ̟ɾʲiɕːɨho̞ɾɯ̟̃ɴ]

Borrowed from English English horn, calqued from French cor anglais.

(music) cor anglais, English horn, a double-reeded pipe


フォークソング

[ɸo̞ːkɯ̟̊ sõ̞ŋɡɯ̟]

(music) folk song (of the modern American-style "folk music" genre)


本番

本番環境

本番環境 ほんばんかんきょう

本番行為

本番行為 ほんばんこうい

本番交渉

本番交渉 ほんばんこうしょう

Akiyama Toyohiro's (秋山豊寛) first transmission back to Earth
これ、本番ですか？
Kore, honban desu ka?
Are we live?

(entertainment) performance or (actual) recording (as opposed to a rehearsal)

(entertainment) main content; real content (as opposed to filler content)


カズー

ja-noun

カズー • (kazū)


ブロックフレーテ

[bɯ̟ɾo̞k̚kɯ̟ɸɯ̟ɾe̞ːte̞]


リコーダー

リコーダー • (rikōdā)


縦笛

Compound of 縦 (tate, “vertical”) + 笛 (fue, “flute”). The fue changes to bue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


幻想曲

幻想曲 (canonical)
gensōkyoku (romanization)

[ɡẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]


サビ

サビ (canonical)
さび (canonical)
sabi (romanization)


挿入歌

(drama, film) a song sung between acts or similar breaks; an intermezzo


両A面

両A面 (canonical)
ryō ē-men (romanization)

[ɾʲo̞ː e̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]


釈迦

From Middle Chinese 釋迦 (MC syek kae), itself from Sanskrit शाक्य (Śākya).

(theater) a gold-lacquered Noh mask used to depict the Buddha


キャロル

[kʲa̠ɾo̞ɾɯ̟]

(music) a carol (religious song or ballad of joy)


琴瑟

琴(きん)瑟(しつ) • (kinshitsu) ^(←きんしつ (kinsitu)?)

琴瑟 (canonical)
kinshitsu (romanization)
kinsitu (romanization)
きんしつ (hiragana historical)

[kʲĩɰ̃ɕit͡sɨ]

(literary, music) the qin and the se (traditional Chinese zither-like instruments)


レペゼン

2019, Shirakawa Momoko, “Repezen Chikyū DJ shachō ni kiita ‘Ano, detchiage sekuhara enjō, nan dattan desu ka?'’ [Repezen Chikyū DJ manager: ‘Um, that fake sexual harassment flare-up, what was that?’]”, in HuffPost:

On 17 July 2019, Jasmine, an office worker for the popular DJ collective ‘Repezen Chikyū’ tweeted about the DJ manager, ‘I’m troubled by him inviting me to go to a hotel over and over again via LINE, so I quit the job.’

2019年7月17日、人気DJ集団「レペゼン地球」の事務所に所属するジャスミンさんが、DJ社長から「LINEで何度もホテルに誘われて困っている、事務所を辞める」とツイート。

Nisenjūkyūnen shichigatsu jūnananichi, ninki dījei shūdan “Repezen Chikyū” no jimusho ni shozoku suru Jasumin-san ga, dījei shachō kara “Rain de nando mo hoteru ni sasowarete komatte-iru, jimusho o yameru” to tsuīto.

2020, REAL MUSIC GROUP (lyrics and music), “REAL Gyōkai”performed by REAL-T:

レペゼンREALのIma REAL-T
 帰ってきました俺のREALに
 レペゼンREALのIma T
 帰ってきました業界に

Repezen Riaru no aima Riaru-Tī
 Kaette-kimashita ore no Riaru ni
 Repezen Riaru no aima Tī
 Kaette-kimashita gyōkai ni

Representing REAL, I’m REAL-T
 I’ve come back to my REAL
 Representing REAL, I’m T
 I’ve come back to the industry

2021 February 10 (last accessed), “‘Repezen-maindo’ o minitsuke, tsuyoi ishi o motsu [Master your ‘repezen mind’, take charge of your strong will]”, in Repezen LOCAL:

Children or adults, workers or students, seniors or juniors, every person has a ‘repezen mind’. ‘Repezen Local’ workshops serve to bring out that latent mind, so that everyone’s various ideas can be shared through representing rap.

子供も大人も、サラリーマンも学生も、先輩後輩も、全ての人は「レペゼンマインド」を持っている。 […] 「レペゼンLOCAL」のワークショップはその潜在的マインドを引き出し、みんなの様々な思いをレペゼンラップにして発信する。

Kodomo mo otona mo, sararīman mo gakusei mo, senpai-kōhai mo, subete no hito wa “repezen maindo” o motte-iru. […] “Repezen Rōkaru” no wākushoppu wa sono senzaiteki maindo o hikidashi, minna no samazama na omoi o repezen rappu ni shite hasshin suru.

(slang, music, hip-hop) representation, representing (a hometown, etc.)


レペゼン

レペゼンする (canonical)
repezen suru (romanization)
レペゼンし (stem)
レペゼンした (past)
レペゼンし
repezen shi
レペゼンする
repezen suru
レペゼンすれ
repezen sure
レペゼンせよ (imperative literary)
レペゼンしろ (colloquial imperative)
repezen seyo (imperative literary)
repezen shiro (colloquial imperative)
レペゼンされる (passive)
repezen sareru (passive)
レペゼンさせる (causative)
レペゼンさす (causative)
repezen saseru (causative)
repezen sasu (causative)
レペゼンできる (potential)
repezen dekiru (potential)
レペゼンしよう (volitional)
repezen shiyō (volitional)
レペゼンしない (negative)
repezen shinai (negative)
レペゼンせず (continuative negative)
repezen sezu (continuative negative)
レペゼンします (formal)
repezen shimasu (formal)
レペゼンした (perfective)
repezen shita (perfective)
レペゼンして (conjunctive)
repezen shite (conjunctive)
レペゼンすれば (conditional hypothetical)
repezen sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(slang, music, hip-hop) represent (a hometown etc.)


キャスティング

(film, theater) casting (of actors, dancers, etc.)


輪唱

輪(りん)唱(しょう) • (rinshō) ^(←りんしやう (rinsyau)?)

輪唱 (canonical)
rinshō (romanization)
rinsyau (romanization)
りんしやう (hiragana historical)


輪唱

輪唱する (canonical)
rinshō suru (romanization)
rinsyau (romanization)
輪唱し (stem)
輪唱した (past)
輪唱し
りんしょうし
rinshō shi
輪唱する
りんしょうする
rinshō suru
輪唱すれ
りんしょうすれ
rinshō sure
輪唱せよ (imperative literary)
輪唱しろ (colloquial imperative)
りんしょうせよ (imperative literary)
りんしょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
rinshō seyo (imperative literary)
rinshō shiro (colloquial imperative)
輪唱される (passive)
りんしょうされる (passive)
rinshō sareru (passive)
輪唱させる (causative)
輪唱さす (causative)
りんしょうさせる (causative)
りんしょうさす (causative)
rinshō saseru (causative)
rinshō sasu (causative)
輪唱できる (potential)
りんしょうできる (potential)
rinshō dekiru (potential)
輪唱しよう (volitional)
りんしょうしよう (volitional)
rinshō shiyō (volitional)
輪唱しない (negative)
りんしょうしない (negative)
rinshō shinai (negative)
輪唱せず (continuative negative)
りんしょうせず (continuative negative)
rinshō sezu (continuative negative)
輪唱します (formal)
りんしょうします (formal)
rinshō shimasu (formal)
輪唱した (perfective)
りんしょうした (perfective)
rinshō shita (perfective)
輪唱して (conjunctive)
りんしょうして (conjunctive)
rinshō shite (conjunctive)
輪唱すれば (conditional hypothetical)
りんしょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
rinshō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


フレーズ

(music) phrase (small section of music in a larger piece)


ラプソディ

Borrowed from English rhapsody. See there for more.


狂詩曲

狂詩曲 (canonical)
kyōshikyoku (romanization)

[kʲo̞ːɕikʲo̞kɯ̟]


シンフォニー

[ɕĩɰ̃ɸo̞ɲ̟iː]

1949, NHK rajio nenkan [NHK radio yearbook], page 70:

At this time as well, we regret occasional disruption of the regular schedule, but while Nikkyō [the Japan Symphony Orchestra] is the central symphony orchestra featured in this time, during weeks when Nikkyō does not perform, the Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra or the Tokyo Philharmonic will be featured instead.

この時間も，はじめは種目が一定しないうらみがあったが，次第に日響を中心とするシンフォニー・オーケストラの時間として，日響のでられない週だけ，［読響］または東フィルがこれにかわることになった。

Kono jikan mo, hajime wa shumoku ga ittei shinai urami ga atta ga, shidai ni Nikkyō o chūshin to suru shinfonī ōkesutora no jikan to shite, Nikkyō no derarenai shū dake, ［Yomikyō］ mata wa Tō-Firu ga kore ni kawaru koto ni natta.

2001, Shimoyama Tokuji, Toki no shirushi [Mark of Time], page 115:

My friend likes the symphonies of Gustav Mahler and is collecting recordings, but often might have six or seven recordings of the same symphony, for example Symphony No. 4.

私の友人でグスタフ・マーラーのシンフォニーが好きで、そのレコードを集めているのがいますが、同じシンフォニー、例えば第四シンフォニーのレコードを六枚も七枚も持っているのです。

Watashi no yūjin de Gusutafu Mārā no shinfonī ga suki de, sono rekōdo o atsumeteiru no ga imasu ga, onaji shinfonī, tatoeba dai-yon shinfonī no rekōdo o roku-mai mo nana-mai mo motteiru no desu.


行進曲

行進曲 (canonical)
kōshinkyoku (romanization)

[ko̞ːɕĩŋʲkʲo̞kɯ̟]

トルコ行進曲


声部

四声部書法


夜想曲

夜想曲 (canonical)
yasōkyoku (romanization)

『ジュネーヴの鐘：夜想曲』


スカ

suka (romanization)
スカ (canonical)
すか (canonical)
suka (romanization)


Vo

(music) Abbreviation of ボーカル (bōkaru, “vocals (of a rock band)”).


大喜利

From 大切り. The contemporary sense was popularized by Shōten.

(entertainment) the final act of the day


大曲

(music, gagaku) highest ranking of gagaku pieces, based on their structure and formality. Four of this set of pieces are 唐楽 (tōgaku), and four are 高麗楽 (komagaku).


レパートリー

レパートリー • (repātorī)

[ɾe̞pa̠ːto̞ɾʲiː]


乱序

(music) lively prelude for several gagaku pieces

(music) the first part of the accompaniment for the lion dance in Noh


リリック

[ɾʲiɾʲik̚kɯ̟]

2010, “GO! GO! MANIAC [GO! GO! MANIAC]”, 大森祥子 (lyrics), Tom-H@ck [Tom-H@ck] (music), performed by 放課後ティータイム:

Anna merodi konna ririkku
Sagashiteikitai n da motto motto

あんなメロディ こんなリリック
探していきたいんだ もっともっと

Those kinds of melodies and these kinds of lyrics;
I want to go look for even more

リリック(歌詞)閃(き)た！

2008 July 23, TAGRO, “#06”, in 変ゼミ [Abnormal Physiology Seminar], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 97:


ソルフェージュ

ソルフェージュ • (sorufēju)

[so̞ɾɯ̟ɸe̞ːʑɨ]


千秋楽

千(せん)秋(しゅう)楽(らく) • (senshūraku) ^(←せんしうらく (sensiuraku)?)

千秋楽 (canonical)
senshūraku (romanization)
sensiuraku (romanization)
せんしうらく (hiragana historical)

→ English: senshuraku

[sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨːɾa̠kɯ̟]

Compound of 千秋(せんしゅう) (senshū, “thousand years, millennium”, literally “thousand autumns”) + 楽(らく) (raku, “comfort, ease”). The noun senses are derived from the gagaku work, which was originally played to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Sanjō in the mid-11th century.
The alternative spelling 千穐楽 is mostly used in the context of theatre, due to superstitions based on the kanji 秋 (“autumn”) containing 火 (“fire”); therefore 亀 (“turtle”) was substituted with a more auspicious connotation.

ja-compound

(sumo, theater) the final day in a set of multi-day performances


ユーフォニアム

[jɯ̟ːɸo̞ɲ̟ia̠mɯ̟]


VOCALOID

VOCALOID (canonical)
bōkaroido (romanization)

2014, 水(みず)あさと (Mizu Asato), デンキ街(がい)の本屋(ほんや)さん (Denkigai no hon'ya-san) [The Electric Town's Bookstore], volume 8.5:

Favorite music genres: denpa-kei, alternative rockbands, VOCALOID, etc.

好きな音楽ジャンル：電波系ソング オルタナロックバンド系 ボカロ等

suki na ongaku janru: denpa-kei songu orutanarokkubandokei bokaro nado

ボカロ (音楽ジャンル)
w:ja:ボカロ (音楽ジャンル)

(music) VOCALOID music (category of music that uses the VOCALOID technology)


エフェクター

ja-noun

エフェクター • (efekutā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from effector

pseudo-loan

(music) effects unit (effects pedal, etc.)


ワールドミュージック

[β̞a̠ːɾɯ̟do̞ mʲɨːʑik̚kɯ̟]

(music) world music (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements)

ja:ワールドミュージック


クラシック音楽

クラシック音楽 (canonical)
kurashikku ongaku (romanization)

[kɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi̥k̚kɯ̟ õ̞ŋɡa̠kɯ̟]


一拍

(music) one beat, the note length or value specified by a time signature


定旋律

定旋律 (canonical)
teisenritsu (romanization)

[te̞ːsẽ̞n̺ɾʲit͡sɨ]

定 (tei, “fixed”) + 旋律 (senritsu, “melody”), Calque of Latin cantus firmus.


スラー

ja-noun

スラー • (surā)


鍵盤ハーモニカ

鍵盤ハーモニカ (canonical)
kenban hāmonika (romanization)

From 鍵盤 (kenban, “keyboard”) + ハーモニカ (hāmonika, “harmonica”).


レビュー

ja-noun

レビュー • (rebyū)


ライブアルバム

RADWIMPS初のライブアルバム

RADWIMPS ラッドウィンプス


シンセ

Clipping of シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā, “synthesizer”).

シンセの音

シンセサイザー シンセサイザー#Japanese

(music) clipping of シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā): synth, synthesizer


五線

五線譜


追っかけ

Alteration of 追(お)い掛(か)け (oikake), from 追(お)い掛(か)ける (oikakeru, “to chase after”).

ja-r

(music) echo song (delayed backing vocal of the same phrase)


グリッサンド

[ɡɯ̟ɾʲisːã̠ndo̞]


アンサンブル

[ã̠ɰ̃sã̠mbɯ̟ɾɯ̟]


オブリガート

[o̞bɯ̟ɾʲiɡa̠ːto̞]


ジャムセッション

[d͡ʑa̠mɯ̟ se̞ɕːõ̞ɴ]


裏拍

Compound of 裏(うら) (ura, “opposite, rear”) + 拍(はく) (haku, “beat”).

ja-compound

(music) syncopated beat, an accented part of a rhythm marked by syncopation


インストゥルメンタル

[ĩɰ̃sɨtɯ̟ɾɯ̟mẽ̞nta̠ɾɯ̟]

Appears to be metathesis of English instrumental.


打ち込み

打ち込み (canonical)
uchikomi (romanization)

(music) pre-programming a track into a synthesizer (drum machine, etc.)


印税

印税 (canonical)
inzei (romanization)
いんぜい (hiragana historical)


哨吶

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 嗩吶 (MC nrjwet). It is unclear if the use of the 哨 character is from a variant spelling in Chinese, or from a spelling shift after borrowing.

(music) a suona: a double-reeded wooden horn


哨吶

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 嗩吶 (MC nrjwet). It is unclear if the use of the 哨 character is from a variant spelling in Chinese, or from a spelling shift after borrowing. The use of the nai reading for the second character may reflect the reading of component character 内 (nai).


けろけろ

けろけろ (canonical)
ケロケロ (canonical)
kerokero (romanization)

(onomatopoeia, music) with robotic auto-tune


バスクラリネット

Perhaps from German Bassklarinette, or a calque of English bass clarinet which is equivalent to バス (basu, “bass”) + クラリネット (kurarinetto, “clarinet”).


バスドラム

Borrowed from English bass drum.
Also analyzable as バス (basu, “bass”) + ドラム (doramu, “drum”).


アップライトピアノ

ja:アップライトピアノ


クレッシェンド

[kɯ̟ɾe̞ɕːẽ̞ndo̞]

From Italian crescendo. Doublet of クロワッサン (kurowassan, “croissant”).


変拍子

変拍子 (canonical)
henbyōshi (romanization)

変(へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 拍子(びょうし) (byōshi, “beat”)


シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング

ja-noun

^シュトゥルム・ウント・^ドラング

シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング • (Shuturumu unto Dorangu)

シュトゥルムウントドラング

[ɕɨ̥tɯ̟ɾɯ̟mɯ̟ ɯ̟̃nto̞ do̞ɾã̠ŋɡɯ̟]

From English Sturm und Drang, from German Sturm und Drang.

(literature, music, theater) Sturm und Drang

ja:シュトゥルム・ウント・ドラング


道行き

道行き (canonical)
michiyuki (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
Compound of 道 (michi, “road”) + 行き (yuki, “going”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 行く (yuku), “to go”).


音栓

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 音 (on, “sound”) + 栓 (sen, “stop, stopper, plug, cork”).

compound

(music) a stop or register in an organ or similar musical instrument


土間

玄関

The modern counterpart to the doma in a modern Japanese house, where one takes off their outdoor shoes after entering.

広間

The raised wooden main floor-level in a traditional Japanese house, farmhouse, townhouse, etc.

座敷

The tatami-matted floor-level in a traditional Japanese house, farmhouse, townhouse, etc.

(theater) parterre, the pit (seats on the ground level)


ハシる

ja-verb

ハシる or はしる • (hashiru) intransitive godan (stem ハシり (hashiri), past ハシった (hashitta))

ハシる (canonical)
はしる (canonical)
hashiru (romanization)
ハシり (stem)
ハシった (past)

(music) to fail to keep the rhythm and gradually increase tempo over the course of a performance; to rush


甲乙

[kã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡sɨ]

Shift in reading of kōotsu, using the 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “customary reading”) of kan for the 甲 character.
First cited with this reading in a text from roughly 1423.

(traditional Japanese music) the high notes and low notes, the highs and lows of a piece of music


ロックンロール

[ɾo̞k̚kɯ̟̃n̺ɾo̞ːɾɯ̟]


円点

Compound of 円(えん) (en, “circle”) + 点(てん) (ten, “dot”).


コーダ

ja-noun

コーダ • (kōda)


女手

女(おんな)手(で) • (onnade) ^(←をんなで (wonnade)?)

女手 (canonical)
onnade (romanization)
wonnade (romanization)
をんなで (hiragana historical)

Compound of 女 (onna, “woman”) + 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(theater) one of the hands used to manipulate puppets in a 浄瑠璃 (jōruri) play


フェイク

(music) vocal ad-lib (interjection, vocal riff, or vocal run)


総奏

総(そう)奏(そう) • (sōsō)


サスティン

Corruption of サステイン (sasutein), from English sustain.


イ長調

イ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (ichōchō)

Compound of イ (i, “la, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ヘ長調

ja-noun

ヘ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (hechōchō)

Compound of ヘ (he, “fa, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


イ短調

Compound of イ (i, “la, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


ト短調

Compound of ト (to, “so, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


ニ長調

ja-noun

ニ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (nichōchō)

Compound of ニ (ni, “re, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ロ長調

ja-noun

ロ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (rochōchō)

Compound of ロ (ro, “ti, si, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ハ長調

ja-noun

ハ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (hachōchō)

Compound of ハ (ha, “do, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ハ短調

Compound of ハ (ha, “do, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


ホ短調

Compound of ホ (ho, “mi, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


ヘ短調

Compound of ヘ (he, “fa, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


ホ長調

ja-noun

ホ長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (hochōchō)

Compound of ホ (ho, “mi, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ト長調

ja-noun

ト長(ちょう)調(ちょう) • (tochōchō)

Compound of ト (to, “so, musical note”) + 長調 (chōchō, “major key”)


ニ短調

Compound of ニ (ni, “re, musical note”) + 短調 (tanchō, “minor key”)


フルコーラス

[ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟ ko̞ːɾa̠sɨ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from full + chorus.


ピッキング

[pʲik̚ʲkʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

素早いピッキング

(music) picking (method of playing string instruments)


ピッキング

ピッキングする (canonical)
pikkingu suru (romanization)
ピッキングし (stem)
ピッキングした (past)
ピッキングし
pikkingu shi
ピッキングする
pikkingu suru
ピッキングすれ
pikkingu sure
ピッキングせよ (imperative literary)
ピッキングしろ (colloquial imperative)
pikkingu seyo (imperative literary)
pikkingu shiro (colloquial imperative)
ピッキングされる (passive)
pikkingu sareru (passive)
ピッキングさせる (causative)
ピッキングさす (causative)
pikkingu saseru (causative)
pikkingu sasu (causative)
ピッキングできる (potential)
pikkingu dekiru (potential)
ピッキングしよう (volitional)
pikkingu shiyō (volitional)
ピッキングしない (negative)
pikkingu shinai (negative)
ピッキングせず (continuative negative)
pikkingu sezu (continuative negative)
ピッキングします (formal)
pikkingu shimasu (formal)
ピッキングした (perfective)
pikkingu shita (perfective)
ピッキングして (conjunctive)
pikkingu shite (conjunctive)
ピッキングすれば (conditional hypothetical)
pikkingu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[pʲik̚ʲkʲĩŋɡɯ̟]


相対音感

相対音感 (canonical)
sōtaionkan (romanization)

[d͡ze̞t̚ta̠iõ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Compound of 相対 (sōtai, “relative”) + 音感 (onkan, “sense of sound”)

com

(music) relative pitch, ability to determine a note by comparing it to a reference note

絶対音感

絶対音感 ぜったいおんかん


絶対音感

絶対音感 (canonical)
zettaionkan (romanization)

[d͡ze̞t̚ta̠iõ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Compound of 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) + 音感 (onkan, “sense of sound”)

相対音感

相対音感 そうたいおんかん


ギャランティ

[ɡʲa̠ɾã̠ntʲi]

(entertainment) appearance fee; performance fee (money paid in order to secure the appearance of a person)

出演料

出演料 しゅつえんりょう


ピンスポット

ピンスポットを浴びる

(entertainment) spotlight (light shed by a spotlight)


あいのて

ai-no-te (romanization)
afinote (romanization)
あひのて (hiragana historical)


表拍

Compound of 表(おもて) (omote, “face, front”) + 拍(はく) (haku, “beat”).

ja-compound

(music) accented beat; an accented part of a straight (not syncopated) rhythm


弱拍

ja-noun

弱(じゃく)拍(はく) • (jakuhaku) ^(←じやくはく (zyakufaku)?)

弱拍 (canonical)
jakuhaku (romanization)
zyakufaku (romanization)
じやくはく (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟ha̠kɯ̟]

Compound of 弱(じゃく) (jaku, “weak”) + 拍(はく) (haku, “beat”).


フォークシンガー

ja-noun

フォークシンガー • (fōku shingā)

[ɸo̞ːkɯ̟ ɕĩŋɡa̠ː]

(music) folk singer (of the modern American-style "folk music" genre)


宅録

[ta̠kɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟]

Probably coined within Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 宅 (taku, “home, residence”) + 録 (roku, “record, recording”). Also analyzable as an irregular abbreviation of compound term 自宅録音 (jitaku rokuon, literally “own-residence + recording-sound”).
Appears to be a recent coinage. Not included in many dictionaries.

compound

宅録デモ音源


宅録

宅録する (canonical)
takuroku suru (romanization)
宅録し (stem)
宅録した (past)
宅録し
たくろくし
taku-roku shi
宅録する
たくろくする
taku-roku suru
宅録すれ
たくろくすれ
taku-roku sure
宅録せよ (imperative literary)
宅録しろ (colloquial imperative)
たくろくせよ (imperative literary)
たくろくしろ (colloquial imperative)
taku-roku seyo (imperative literary)
taku-roku shiro (colloquial imperative)
宅録される (passive)
たくろくされる (passive)
taku-roku sareru (passive)
宅録させる (causative)
宅録さす (causative)
たくろくさせる (causative)
たくろくさす (causative)
taku-roku saseru (causative)
taku-roku sasu (causative)
宅録できる (potential)
たくろくできる (potential)
taku-roku dekiru (potential)
宅録しよう (volitional)
たくろくしよう (volitional)
taku-roku shiyō (volitional)
宅録しない (negative)
たくろくしない (negative)
taku-roku shinai (negative)
宅録せず (continuative negative)
たくろくせず (continuative negative)
taku-roku sezu (continuative negative)
宅録します (formal)
たくろくします (formal)
taku-roku shimasu (formal)
宅録した (perfective)
たくろくした (perfective)
taku-roku shita (perfective)
宅録して (conjunctive)
たくろくして (conjunctive)
taku-roku shite (conjunctive)
宅録すれば (conditional hypothetical)
たくろくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
taku-roku sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ta̠kɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟]


DTMer

ja-noun

DTMer(ディーティーエマー) • (dītīemā)

DTMer (canonical)
dītīemā (romanization)

From DTM (DTM) + er (er). Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from DTM + -er.


読譜

(music) sight reading, reading a piece of sheet music and performing it immediately


クロスフェードデモ

From クロスフェード (kurosufēdo, “crossfade”) + デモ (demo, “demo”).

ja-compound

(music) a promotional album preview where excerpts of tracks are consecutively crossfaded


クロスフェード

[kɯ̟ɾo̞sɨɸe̞ːdo̞]


クロスフェード

クロスフェードする (canonical)
kurosufēdo suru (romanization)
クロスフェードし (stem)
クロスフェードした (past)
クロスフェードし
kurosufēdo shi
クロスフェードする
kurosufēdo suru
クロスフェードすれ
kurosufēdo sure
クロスフェードせよ (imperative literary)
クロスフェードしろ (colloquial imperative)
kurosufēdo seyo (imperative literary)
kurosufēdo shiro (colloquial imperative)
クロスフェードされる (passive)
kurosufēdo sareru (passive)
クロスフェードさせる (causative)
クロスフェードさす (causative)
kurosufēdo saseru (causative)
kurosufēdo sasu (causative)
クロスフェードできる (potential)
kurosufēdo dekiru (potential)
クロスフェードしよう (volitional)
kurosufēdo shiyō (volitional)
クロスフェードしない (negative)
kurosufēdo shinai (negative)
クロスフェードせず (continuative negative)
kurosufēdo sezu (continuative negative)
クロスフェードします (formal)
kurosufēdo shimasu (formal)
クロスフェードした (perfective)
kurosufēdo shita (perfective)
クロスフェードして (conjunctive)
kurosufēdo shite (conjunctive)
クロスフェードすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kurosufēdo sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[kɯ̟ɾo̞sɨɸe̞ːdo̞]


ガテラル

[ɡa̠te̞ɾa̠ɾɯ̟]


フィーチャリング

[ɸʲiːt͡ɕa̠ɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

(music) featuring of an artist on one's own track


フィーチャリング

フィーチャリングする (canonical)
fīcharingu suru (romanization)
フィーチャリングし (stem)
フィーチャリングした (past)
フィーチャリングし
fīcharingu shi
フィーチャリングする
fīcharingu suru
フィーチャリングすれ
fīcharingu sure
フィーチャリングせよ (imperative literary)
フィーチャリングしろ (colloquial imperative)
fīcharingu seyo (imperative literary)
fīcharingu shiro (colloquial imperative)
フィーチャリングされる (passive)
fīcharingu sareru (passive)
フィーチャリングさせる (causative)
フィーチャリングさす (causative)
fīcharingu saseru (causative)
fīcharingu sasu (causative)
フィーチャリングできる (potential)
fīcharingu dekiru (potential)
フィーチャリングしよう (volitional)
fīcharingu shiyō (volitional)
フィーチャリングしない (negative)
fīcharingu shinai (negative)
フィーチャリングせず (continuative negative)
fīcharingu sezu (continuative negative)
フィーチャリングします (formal)
fīcharingu shimasu (formal)
フィーチャリングした (perfective)
fīcharingu shita (perfective)
フィーチャリングして (conjunctive)
fīcharingu shite (conjunctive)
フィーチャリングすれば (conditional hypothetical)
fīcharingu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ɸʲiːt͡ɕa̠ɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

(music, transitive) to feature (an artist) on one's own track


アンサーソング

[ã̠ɰ̃sa̠ː sõ̞ŋɡɯ̟]


楽官

ja-pos

^うたまい の ^つかさ

楽官 (canonical)
Utamai no Tsukasa (romanization)

歌舞 (utamai, “singing and dancing”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 官 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

af

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) offices responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) officials responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) Synonym of 雅楽寮 (Gagakuryō)


雅楽寮

雅楽寮 (canonical)
Gagakuryō (romanization)

[ɡa̠ɡa̠kɯ̟ɾʲo̞ː]

(history, government, music) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”), responsible for court musical activities


雅楽寮

[ɯ̟ta̠ɾʲo̞ː]


雅楽寮

ja-pos

雅楽(うた)寮(づかさ) or 雅楽(うた)寮(つかさ) • (Utazukasa or Utatsukasa)

雅楽寮 (canonical)
雅楽寮 (canonical)
Utazukasa (romanization)
Utatsukasa (romanization)


雅楽寮

雅楽寮 (canonical)
Uta no Tsukasa (romanization)

歌 (uta, “song”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


楽句

(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.


がや

がや (canonical)
ガヤ (canonical)
gaya (romanization)

(entertainment industry) interjectory remark for livening up a bit, made by non-primary cast members


ト書き

2007, Furomoto Taketoshi, Mienai mono o miru chikara: Keruto no yōsei no okurimono [The power to see the unseen: gift of the Celtic faeries], page 131:

Further, the stage directions say there is a lamp lit in the window of the abandoned house, and it shines with increasing brilliance; the old man and his son scramble for the purse, and the money spills out on the ground; a stage direction indicates that the sound of hooves approaches during the speech

またト書きでは廃屋の窓に灯がともること、それが輝きを増すこと、老人と息子が巾着を奪い合い、金が地面に散らばることがあり、科白の中にある蹄の音もト書きに加えられる

Mata togaki de wa haioku no mado ni hi ga tomoru koto, sore ga kagayaki o masu koto, rōjin to musuko ga kinchaku o ubaiai, kin ga jimen ni chirabaru koto ga ari, serifu no naka ni aru hizume no oto mo togaki ni kuwaerareru

(theater) stage direction; elements of a script excluding characters’ lines of dialogue or monologue, especially those telling an actor what to do


ひとまく

hitomaku (romanization)
fitomaku (romanization)
ひとまく (hiragana historical)


ポンチャック

[põ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠k̚kɯ̟]


うらかた

urakata (romanization)
うらかた (hiragana historical)


ごったん

ごったん (canonical)
ゴッタン (canonical)
gottan (romanization)

(music) gottan, traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a shanshin


コードネーム

ja-noun

コードネーム • (kōdonēmu)

(music) chord name, such as Cm(C minor chord)


アップリフティングトランス

アップリフティング トランス

[a̠p̚pɯ̟ɾʲiɸɯ̟tʲĩŋɡɯ̟ to̞ɾã̠ɰ̃sɨ]


下座

(theater, Kabuki) area where the musicians accompanying a Kabuki performance sit, and by extension, the musicians themselves


コンピレーションアルバム

コンピレーション アルバム

コンピレーションアルバム

[kõ̞mpʲiɾe̞ːɕo̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾɯ̟ba̠mɯ̟]

ja:コンピレーションアルバム


Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from two + mix.

pseudo-loan

(music) final downmixing of tracks to 2 left and right (stereo) channels


こまがく

koma-gaku (romanization)
komagaku (romanization)
こまがく (hiragana historical)

→ English: koma-gaku

(music) koma-gaku, music of Goguryeo Korean origin in the gagaku repertoire


唐楽

ja-noun

唐(とう)楽(がく) • (tōgaku) ^(←たうがく (taugaku)?)

唐楽 (canonical)
tōgaku (romanization)
taugaku (romanization)
たうがく (hiragana historical)

→ English: togaku, to-gaku

[to̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

(music) togaku, music of Chinese origin in the gagaku repertoire


林邑楽

林(りん)邑(ゆう)楽(がく) • (rin'yū-gaku) ^(←りんいふがく (rin'ifugaku)?)

林邑楽 (canonical)
rin'yū-gaku (romanization)
rin'ifugaku (romanization)
りんいふがく (hiragana historical)

→ English: rinyu-gaku

[ɾʲĩɰ̃jɯ̟ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

(music) rinyu-gaku, bugaku music of Linyi (perhaps Vietnamese) origin in the gagaku repertoire


プンムルノリ

[pɯ̟̃mːɯ̟ɾɯ̟no̞ɾʲi]


農楽

農(のう)楽(がく) • (nōgaku) ^(←のうがく (nougaku)?)

農楽 (canonical)
nōgaku (romanization)
nougaku (romanization)
のうがく (hiragana historical)

→ Korean: 농악(農樂) (nong'ak)

[no̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

Coined during the colonial period. See 農楽 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʲᵃ


しらぎがく

ja-noun

しらぎがく • (shiragi-gaku) ^(←しらぎがく (siragigaku)?)

shiragi-gaku (romanization)
siragigaku (romanization)
しらぎがく (hiragana historical)

→ English: shiragi-gaku

[ɕiɾa̠ɡʲiɡa̠kɯ̟]

(music) shiragi-gaku, music of Silla Korean origin in the gagaku repertoire


くだらがく

くだらがく • (kudara-gaku) ^(←くだらがく (kudaragaku)?)

kudara-gaku (romanization)
kudaragaku (romanization)
くだらがく (hiragana historical)

→ English: kudara-gaku

[kɯ̟da̠ɾa̠ɡa̠kɯ̟]

(music) kudara-gaku, music of Baekje Korean origin in the gagaku repertoire


リズムギター

[ɾʲizɨmɯ̟ ɡʲita̠ː]


リードギター

リードギター • (rīdo gitā)

[ɾʲiːdo̞ ɡʲita̠ː]


はやしことば

はやしことば • (hayashi-kotoba) ^(←はやしことば (fayasikotoba)?)

hayashi-kotoba (romanization)
fayasikotoba (romanization)
はやしことば (hiragana historical)

From 囃子(はやし) (hayashi) + 詞(ことば) (kotoba).

(music) Traditional exclamations used to keep rhythm.


セルフカバー

[se̞ɾɯ̟ɸɯ̟ ka̠ba̠ː]


ピアニカ

(music) pianica, a keyboard reed instrument familiar from Japanese schooling


うみじ

umiji (romanization)
umizi (romanization)
うみじ (hiragana historical)

(music) extended vowel of a mora when a mora is stretched


プログレッシブロック

[pɯ̟ɾo̞ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɕːibɯ̟ ɾo̞k̚kɯ̟]

ja:プログレッシブロック


OPED

(entertainment) OP (OP, “opening theme”) and ED (ED, “ending theme”)


フルサイズ

[ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟ sa̠izɨ]

(entertainment, of an OP or ED) a song's full length, as opposed to the truncated length used in the show


TVサイズ

TVサイズ (canonical)
terebi saizu (romanization)

(entertainment, of an OP or ED) a song's truncated length used in a show, as opposed to full length


ローファイ

ローファイ • (rōfai)


ナチュラル

[na̠t͡ɕɨɾa̠ɾɯ̟]


けれん

けれん (canonical)
ケレン (canonical)
keren (romanization)
けれん (hiragana historical)

ケレン味がない


礼奏

礼奏 (canonical)
reisō (romanization)
reisau (romanization)
れいさう (hiragana historical)


暗譜

暗譜 (canonical)
anpu (romanization)
あんぷ (hiragana historical)


暗譜

暗譜する (canonical)
anpu suru (romanization)
anpu (romanization)
暗譜し (stem)
暗譜した (past)
暗譜し
あんぷし
anpu shi
暗譜する
あんぷする
anpu suru
暗譜すれ
あんぷすれ
anpu sure
暗譜せよ (imperative literary)
暗譜しろ (colloquial imperative)
あんぷせよ (imperative literary)
あんぷしろ (colloquial imperative)
anpu seyo (imperative literary)
anpu shiro (colloquial imperative)
暗譜される (passive)
あんぷされる (passive)
anpu sareru (passive)
暗譜させる (causative)
暗譜さす (causative)
あんぷさせる (causative)
あんぷさす (causative)
anpu saseru (causative)
anpu sasu (causative)
暗譜できる (potential)
あんぷできる (potential)
anpu dekiru (potential)
暗譜しよう (volitional)
あんぷしよう (volitional)
anpu shiyō (volitional)
暗譜しない (negative)
あんぷしない (negative)
anpu shinai (negative)
暗譜せず (continuative negative)
あんぷせず (continuative negative)
anpu sezu (continuative negative)
暗譜します (formal)
あんぷします (formal)
anpu shimasu (formal)
暗譜した (perfective)
あんぷした (perfective)
anpu shita (perfective)
暗譜して (conjunctive)
あんぷして (conjunctive)
anpu shite (conjunctive)
暗譜すれば (conditional hypothetical)
あんぷすれば (conditional hypothetical)
anpu sureba (conditional hypothetical)


ユニゾン

[jɯ̟ɲ̟izõ̞ɴ]


ラストシーン

[ɾa̠sɨto̞ ɕĩːɴ]


エレクトロニカ

[e̞ɾe̞kɯ̟to̞ɾo̞ɲ̟ika̠]


シュプレヒコール

[ɕɨpɯ̟ɾe̞çiko̞ːɾɯ̟]


なりもの

narimono (romanization)
なりもの (hiragana historical)

鳴物停止令

(music, specifically) percussion instrument


デュオ

Borrowed from Italian duo or English duo.


チョッテ

Borrowed from North Korean 저대 (jeotdae).

高音チョッテ

(music) A modern North Korean flute adapted from the traditional daegeum.


フィーチャー

フィーチャーする (canonical)
fīchā suru (romanization)
フィーチャーし (stem)
フィーチャーした (past)
フィーチャーし
fīchā shi
フィーチャーする
fīchā suru
フィーチャーすれ
fīchā sure
フィーチャーせよ (imperative literary)
フィーチャーしろ (colloquial imperative)
fīchā seyo (imperative literary)
fīchā shiro (colloquial imperative)
フィーチャーされる (passive)
fīchā sareru (passive)
フィーチャーさせる (causative)
フィーチャーさす (causative)
fīchā saseru (causative)
fīchā sasu (causative)
フィーチャーできる (potential)
fīchā dekiru (potential)
フィーチャーしよう (volitional)
fīchā shiyō (volitional)
フィーチャーしない (negative)
fīchā shinai (negative)
フィーチャーせず (continuative negative)
fīchā sezu (continuative negative)
フィーチャーします (formal)
fīchā shimasu (formal)
フィーチャーした (perfective)
fīchā shita (perfective)
フィーチャーして (conjunctive)
fīchā shite (conjunctive)
フィーチャーすれば (conditional hypothetical)
fīchā sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[ɸʲiːt͡ɕa̠ː]

○○をフィーチャーした曲


田楽

[dẽ̞ŋɡa̠kɯ̟]

(music) dengaku, folk music that accompanies farming


ボーイング

ボーイング • (bōingu)


リムショット

[ɾʲimɯ̟ɕo̞t̚to̞]


レギュラーグリップ

[ɾe̞ɡʲɨɾa̠ː ɡɯ̟ɾʲip̚pɯ̟]


マッチドグリップ

[ma̠t̚t͡ɕido̞ ɡɯ̟ɾʲip̚pɯ̟]


きめぜりふ

きめぜりふ • (kimezerifu) ^(←きめぜりふ (kimezerifu)?)

kimezerifu (romanization)
きめぜりふ (hiragana historical)

From 決(き)め (kime) + 台詞(せりふ) (serifu). The serifu changes to zerifu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(entertainment) catchphrase; signature saying


原音

原(げん)音(おん) • (gen'on) ^(←げんおん (gen'on)?)

原音 (canonical)
gen'on (romanization)
げんおん (hiragana historical)

(music) original sound (as opposed to its recording)


チューナー

チューナー • (chūnā)


コンポーザー

コンポーザー • (konpōzā)


だめだし

だめだし or ダメだし • (damedashi) ^(←だめだし (damedasi)?)

だめだし (canonical)
ダメだし (canonical)
damedashi (romanization)
damedasi (romanization)
だめだし (hiragana historical)

From 駄目(だめ) (dame) + 出(だ)し (dashi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 出(だ)す (dasu).”).


センターポジション

[sẽ̞nta̠ː po̞ʑiɕõ̞ɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from center + position.

pseudo-loan

(music, entertainment) member in an idol group who is the center of focus


パーカッション

[pa̠ːka̠ɕːõ̞ɴ]


ばみり

ばみり (canonical)
バミり (canonical)
バミリ (canonical)
bamiri (romanization)


ばみる

ja-verb

ばみる or バミる • (bamiru) godan (stem ばみり (bamiri), past ばみった (bamitta))

ばみる (canonical)
バミる (canonical)
bamiru (romanization)
ばみり (stem)
ばみった (past)
ばみら
bamira
ばみり
bamiri
ばみる
bamiru
ばみれ
bamire
ばみられる (passive)
bamirareru (passive)
ばみらせる (causative)
ばみらす (causative)
bamiraseru (causative)
bamirasu (causative)
ばみれる (potential)
bamireru (potential)
ばみろう (volitional)
bamirō (volitional)
ばみらない (negative)
bamiranai (negative)
ばみらず (continuative negative)
bamirazu (continuative negative)
ばみります (formal)
bamirimasu (formal)
ばみった (perfective)
bamitta (perfective)
ばみって (conjunctive)
bamitte (conjunctive)
ばみれば (conditional hypothetical)
bamireba (conditional hypothetical)

Unknown, but perhaps 場(ば)を見(み)る (ba o miru).

(theater, television) to apply a spike (marking)


バックコーラス

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from back + chorus.


オンボーカル

[õ̞mbo̞ːka̠ɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from on + vocal.

(music, in the context of karaoke) normal audio including the main vocals


オフボーカル

→ English: off vocal (calque)

[o̞ɸɯ̟bo̞ːka̠ɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from off + vocal.

(music, especially in the context of karaoke) audio without the main vocals; instrumental track


アナログシンセサイザー

ja-noun

アナログ シンセサイザー

[a̠na̠ɾo̞ɡɯ̟ ɕĩɰ̃se̞sa̠iza̠ː]

Borrowed from English analog synthesizer.


フロントマン

[ɸɯ̟ɾõ̞nto̞mã̠ɴ]


間が抜ける

ja-verb

間(ま)が抜(ぬ)ける • (ma ga nukeru) ichidan (stem 間(ま)が抜(ぬ)け (ma ga nuke), past 間(ま)が抜(ぬ)けた (ma ga nuketa))

間が抜ける (canonical)
ma ga nukeru (romanization)
間が抜け (stem)
間が抜けた (past)
間が抜け
まがぬけ
maganuke
間が抜ける
まがぬける
maganukeru
間が抜けれ
まがぬけれ
maganukere
間が抜けよ (imperative literary)
間が抜けろ (colloquial imperative)
まがぬけよ (imperative literary)
まがぬけろ (colloquial imperative)
maganukeyo (imperative literary)
maganukero (colloquial imperative)
間が抜けられる (passive)
まがぬけられる (passive)
maganukerareru (passive)
間が抜けさせる (causative)
間が抜けさす (causative)
まがぬけさせる (causative)
まがぬけさす (causative)
maganukesaseru (causative)
maganukesasu (causative)
間が抜けられる (potential)
間が抜けれる (colloquial potential)
まがぬけられる (potential)
まがぬけれる (colloquial potential)
maganukerareru (potential)
maganukereru (colloquial potential)
間が抜けよう (volitional)
まがぬけよう (volitional)
maganukeyō (volitional)
間が抜けない (negative)
間が抜けぬ (negative)
間が抜けん (negative)
まがぬけない (negative)
まがぬけぬ (negative)
まがぬけん (negative)
maganukenai (negative)
maganukenu (negative)
maganuken (negative)
間が抜けず (continuative negative)
まがぬけず (continuative negative)
maganukezu (continuative negative)
間が抜けます (formal)
まがぬけます (formal)
maganukemasu (formal)
間が抜けた (perfective)
まがぬけた (perfective)
maganuketa (perfective)
間が抜けて (conjunctive)
まがぬけて (conjunctive)
maganukete (conjunctive)
間が抜ければ (conditional hypothetical)
まがぬければ (conditional hypothetical)
maganukereba (conditional hypothetical)

[ma̠ ɡa̠ nɯ̟ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Literally "the time between two beats (間) is missing (抜ける)".


ブロステップ

[bɯ̟ɾo̞sɨte̞p̚pɯ̟]


一節切

一節切 (canonical)
hitoyogiri (romanization)

(music) traditional Japanese end-blown flute made of bamboo


オクターブ

[o̞kɯ̟̊ta̠ːbɯ̟]


抜頭

(music, dance) A piece of gagaku based on 唐楽 (tōgaku, “Tang dynasty music”) on the 太食調 (taishikichō) scale, which involves a solo running dance.


香盤

香盤 (canonical)
kōban (romanization)
kauban (romanization)
かうばん (hiragana historical)


ジャケ写

ジャケット ジャケット#Japanese


コンビ愛

コンビ愛 (canonical)
konbi-ai (romanization)


天の声

ja-noun

天(てん)の声(こえ) • (ten no koe) ^(←てんのこゑ (tennokowe)?)

天の声 (canonical)
ten no koe (romanization)
tennokowe (romanization)
てんのこゑ (hiragana historical)

(entertainment, by extension) disembodied voice (narrator, PA system, etc.)


ワンコーラス

[β̞a̠ŋ ko̞ːɾa̠sɨ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from one + chorus.

pseudo-loan

(music, of a song) ending after one singing of the chorus; being a shortened rendition


アンセム

[ã̠ɰ̃se̞mɯ̟]


フュージョン

ja-noun

フュージョン • (fyūjon)


ミートアンドグリート

ミート アンド グリート

[mʲiːto̞ ã̠ndo̞ ɡɯ̟ɾʲiːto̞]

(entertainment) meet-and-greet (event where fans can meet and greet an idol)


ポップネス

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from pop + -ness. Literally, “popness”.


グループ・サウンズ

→ English: group sounds (calque)

[ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ːpɯ̟ sa̠ɯ̟̃nd͡zɨ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from group + sounds.

ja:グループ・サウンズ


マッシュアップ

[ma̠ɕːɨa̠p̚pɯ̟]


でおち

でおち (canonical)
でオチ (canonical)
deochi (romanization)

From 出(で) (de, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 出(で)る (deru).”) + 落(お)ち (ochi).

ja-compound

(comedy) starting right off the bat with jokes


クォンタイズ

クォンタイズする (canonical)
kwontaizu suru (romanization)
クォンタイズし (stem)
クォンタイズした (past)
クォンタイズし
kwontaizu shi
クォンタイズする
kwontaizu suru
クォンタイズすれ
kwontaizu sure
クォンタイズせよ (imperative literary)
クォンタイズしろ (colloquial imperative)
kwontaizu seyo (imperative literary)
kwontaizu shiro (colloquial imperative)
クォンタイズされる (passive)
kwontaizu sareru (passive)
クォンタイズさせる (causative)
クォンタイズさす (causative)
kwontaizu saseru (causative)
kwontaizu sasu (causative)
クォンタイズできる (potential)
kwontaizu dekiru (potential)
クォンタイズしよう (volitional)
kwontaizu shiyō (volitional)
クォンタイズしない (negative)
kwontaizu shinai (negative)
クォンタイズせず (continuative negative)
kwontaizu sezu (continuative negative)
クォンタイズします (formal)
kwontaizu shimasu (formal)
クォンタイズした (perfective)
kwontaizu shita (perfective)
クォンタイズして (conjunctive)
kwontaizu shite (conjunctive)
クォンタイズすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kwontaizu sureba (conditional hypothetical)


八雲琴

八雲琴 (canonical)
yakumokoto (romanization)

Compound of 八雲 (yakumo, “eight or eightfold clouds”) + 琴 (koto, “a koto, a zither”) The name is derived from the ancient poem
八雲(やくも)立(た)つ出雲八重垣妻籠(いづもやえがきつまご)みに八重垣作(やえがきつく)るその八重垣(やえがき)を
yakumo tatsu Izumo yaegaki tsumagomi ni yaegaki tsukuru sono yaegaki wo
At Izumo where eightfold clouds rise, an eightfold fence, I build an eightfold fence to conceal my bride, that eightfold fence... from the Kojiki.

ja-usex

八雲立つ出雲八重垣妻籠みに八重垣作るその八重垣を

やくもたついづもやえがきつまごみにやえがきつくるそのやえがきを

(music) A two stringed zither developed in the late Edo period.


雑楽

(music, archaic) popular, non-courtly music


東遊

ja-noun

東(あずま)遊(あそび) • (azuma asobi) ^(←あづまあそび (adumaasobi)?)

東遊 (canonical)
azuma asobi (romanization)
adumaasobi (romanization)
あづまあそび (hiragana historical)

(music) a medieval court dance for 6 or 4 to folk songs from Eastern Japan


デクレッシェンド

[de̞kɯ̟ɾe̞ɕːẽ̞ndo̞]


全音階

全音階 (canonical)
zen'onkai (romanization)


メロディックハードコア

メロディック ハードコア


エキストラ

(acting) extra (a performer that appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background)


神歌

(music) a Heian genre of music developed from kagura music


白拍子

白拍子 (canonical)
shirabyōshi (romanization)

[ɕiɾa̠bʲo̞ːɕi]

(music) gagaku or sutra recitation to the only beat of clappers


大拍子

大(だい)拍(びょう)子(し) • (daibyōshi) ^(←だいびゃうし (daibyausi)?)

大拍子 (canonical)
daibyōshi (romanization)
daibyausi (romanization)
だいびゃうし (hiragana historical)

(music) a stick-drummed rope-tensioned taiko used in shrine kagura.


全部俺

全部俺 (canonical)
zenbu ore (romanization)

[d͡zẽ̞mbɯ̟ o̞ɾe̞]

(music, Internet slang) a one-man genre of music in which all instrumentation is either vocal or beatboxed


ブートレッグ

[bɯ̟ːto̞ɾe̞ɡ̚ɡ̊ɯ̟]


ブート

ブート • (būto)

ブートレッグ ブートレッグ#Japanese

(music) Short for ブートレッグ (būtoreggu, “bootleg”).


黒坊

黒(くろん)坊(ぼう) • (kuronbō) ^(←くろんばう (kuronbau)?)

黒坊 (canonical)
kuronbō (romanization)
kuronbau (romanization)
くろんばう (hiragana historical)

[kɯ̟ɾõ̞mbo̞ː]

/kuroboː/ → /kuroɴbo/
Shift from older kurobō reading, with the medial /b/ undergoing emphasis by means of an excrescent nasal. Compare あまり (amari) and あんまり (anmari), どぶり (doburi) and どんぶり (donburi).
First attested in 1651.

(theater, kabuki) a role in a later part of a performance, played by someone dressed in black as a stagehand; the person playing such a role


歌口

[ɯ̟ta̠ɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

(music) mouthpiece of a wind instrument, such as a shakuhachi.