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作曲さっきょく

sakkyoku

composition (of music)

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Example sentence

彼は二流の作曲家にすぎない。

He is nothing but a minor composer.

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Kanji in 作曲

作
make, create
曲
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
作るN5つくるto make, to create
曲るN5まがるto turn, to bend
作文N5さくぶんessay; composition
作品N3さくひんwork, opus, production
作N3さくa work, a harvest
作業N3さぎょうwork, operation, manufacturing
操作N3そうさoperation, management, processing
作家N3さっかauthor, writer, novelist

More Music & Arts words

WordMeaning
音おんsound / tone (used in compounds; e.g. 音楽[おんがく] = music)
デザインデザインdesign
公演こうえんpublic performance
ダンスダンスdance
演奏えんそうmusical performance
芸術げいじゅつ(fine) art, the arts
描くえがくto depict / imagine / describe (also artistic expression; e.g. 夢[ゆめ]を描く[えがく] = imagine a dream/future)
楽器がっきmusical instrument

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