Chinese edit

lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve law
simp. and trad.
(旋律)

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Noun edit

旋律

  1. (literally, music) melody
  2. (figuratively) rhythm; pace

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
りつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

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Noun edit

(せん)(りつ) (senritsuせんりつ (senritu)?

  1. melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)
    Synonyms: ふし (fushi), しらべ (shirabe), メロディー (merodī)

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN