軽音楽

See also: 輕音樂 and 轻音乐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽	音	楽
けい Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1	がく Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
輕音樂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 軽 (kei, “light, easy”) +‎ 音楽 (ongaku, “music”), a calque of English light music.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーお​んがく [kèéóꜜǹgàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːõ̞ŋɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

軽(けい)音(おん)楽(がく) • (keiongaku) 

1. light music (such as popular songs, jazz, chanson, etc.), as opposed to classical music
2. semiclassical music

See also

• クラシック (kurashikku)