How do you read 本曲?

本曲 is read ほんきょく (honkyoku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 本曲?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 本曲 in romaji?

本曲 is written honkyoku in romaji.

What kanji are in 本曲?

本 (Book, Present); 曲 (Bend, Music).

本曲ほんきょく

ほんきょく · honkyoku

noun

Composition written for solo shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.

this composition, this piece (of music), this song, this tune

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

本Book, Present, Main 音ほん訓もと JLPT N5 · 5 strokes 曲Bend, Music, Melody 音きょく訓ま.がる・ま.げる JLPT N3 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

本ほんbook 脚本きゃくほんscenario 基本きほんbasic, basis 手本てほんmodel, pattern 根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base 標本ひょうほんexample, specimen 婉曲えんきょくeuphemistic, indirect, insinuating 作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)

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What does 本曲 mean?

Composition written for solo shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.. It can also mean: this composition, this piece (of music), this song, this tune.

How do you pronounce 本曲?

ほんきょく (honkyoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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