鎮魂曲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎮	魂	曲
ちん Grade: S	こん Grade: S	きょく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鎭魂曲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

鎮魂 (“consolation of the soul”) +‎ 曲 (“music, song”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちんこ​んきょく [chìńkóꜜǹkyòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩŋkõ̞ŋʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

鎮(ちん)魂(こん)曲(きょく) • (chinkonkyoku) 

1. requiem (music composed to honor a dead person)

Synonyms

• 鎮魂歌(ちんこんか) (chinkonka)
• レクイエム (rekuiemu)