シンフォニー

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English symphony.

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Noun edit

シンフォニー (shinfonī

  1. (music) symphony
    • 1949, NHK rajio nenkan [NHK radio yearbook], page 70:
      この()(かん)も,はじめは(しゅ)(もく)(いっ)(てい)しないうらみがあったが,()(だい)(にっ)(きょう)(ちゅう)(しん)とするシンフォニー・オーケストラの()(かん)として,(にっ)(きょう)のでられない(しゅう)だけ,[(よみ)(きょう)]または(とう)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.
      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.
    • 2001, Shimoyama Tokuji, Toki no shirushi [Mark of Time], page 115:
      (わたし)(ゆう)(じん)でグスタフ・マーラーのシンフォニー()きで、そのレコードを(あつ)めているのがいますが、(おな)シンフォニー(たと)えば(だい)(よん)シンフォニーのレコードを(ろく)(まい)(なな)(まい)()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.
      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.
  2. (figurative) something composed of diverse elements, something in harmony
    (あじ)(かお)りのシンフォニー
    aji to kaori no shinfonī
    a symphony of flavors and aromas

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN