Word Meaning 歌曲

かきょく kakyoku

歌曲 is read as かきょく (kakyoku) and means melody.

Meaning

English

  1. melody
  2. tune
  3. song

Reading

Kana

かきょく

Romaji

kakyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 15507 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歌舞音曲

かぶおんぎょく

singing, dancing and music

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

歌曲集

かきょくしゅう

song collection

鎮魂曲歌

ちんこんきょくか

(sung) requiem

歌声

かせい

singing voice

歌留多

かるた

karuta

歌合

うたあわせ

poetry contest

歌舞

かぶ

singing and dancing

歌合戦

うたがっせん

singing matches

歌い合う

うたいあう

to sing responsively

歌い回し

うたいまわし

manner of singing

作曲

さっきょく

composition (of music)

Example Sentences

1

The best-known compositions by Franz Liszt are his nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies, but he also created beautiful sonatas, symphonies, concerti, songs, and religious compositions.