曲
きょく · kyoku
Composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record)
- tune, melody, air
- enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight
- wrong, improper, indecent
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Example sentences
この曲も好きです。
このきょくもすきです。
I like this song too.
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次の信号を右に曲がってください。
つぎのしんごうをみぎにまがってください。
Turn right at the next traffic light.
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先生に習った曲を弾いてみた。
せんせいにならったきょくをひいてみた。
I tried playing the song I learned from my teacher.
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この交差点を右に曲がってください。
このこうさてんをみぎにまがってください。
Please turn right at this intersection.
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What does 曲 mean?
Composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record). It can also mean: tune, melody, air; enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure; long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight.
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きょく (kyoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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