Moto 奏: Play Music; Speak To A Ruler; CompleteKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- かな(でる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 101 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 演奏えんそうmusical performance
- 協奏曲きょうそうきょくconcerto
- 奏者そうしゃinstrumentalist; player
- 伴奏ばんそう(musical) accompaniment
- 四重奏しじゅうそうinstrumental quartet
- 奏功そうこうsuccess; achievement
- 合奏がっそうensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
- 三重奏さんじゅうそうinstrumental trio
- 二重奏にじゅうそうinstrumental duet; instrumental duo
- 五重奏ごじゅうそうinstrumental quintet
- 内奏ないそうsecret report to the emperor
- 前奏曲ぜんそうきょくprelude; overture
- 吹奏楽すいそうがくwind music; wind instrument music
- 変奏曲へんそうきょくvariation
- 奏するそうするto report to the Emperor
- 奏楽そうがくmusical performance
- 奏法そうほうplaying (instrument); playing method
- 演奏会えんそうかいconcert; recital
- 独奏どくそう(instrumental) solo; recital
- 重奏じゅうそうinstrumental ensemble
- ジャズ演奏家ジャズえんそうかjazz musician; jazzman
- チェロ奏者チェロそうしゃcellist; violoncellist
- バイオリン奏者バイオリンそうしゃviolinist
- ピアノ三重奏ピアノさんじゅうそうpiano trio
- 三部合奏さんぶがっそうinstrumental trio
- 上奏じょうそうreport to the throne
- 上奏文じょうそうぶんreport to the throne
- 二部合奏にぶがっそうinstrumental duet; two-part ensemble
- 伏奏ふくそうreport to the throne
- 伝奏でんそうdelivering a message to the emperor
- 伴奏者ばんそうしゃaccompanist
- 伴奏部ばんそうぶaccompaniment
- 六重奏ろくじゅうそうinstrumental sextet
- 前奏ぜんそうprelude; overture
- 功を奏すこうをそうすto succeed; to bear fruit
- 功を奏するこうをそうするto succeed; to bear fruit
- 助奏じょそうobbligato
- 効を奏するこうをそうするto succeed; to bear fruit
- 劾奏がいそうreport of an official's offence to the emperor (offense)
- 即興演奏そっきょうえんそうimprovisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
- 合奏協奏曲がっそうきょうそうきょくconcerto grosso
- 合奏団がっそうだんensemble
- 合奏調がっそうちょうconcert pitch
- 吹奏すいそうplaying (a wind instrument); blowing
- 吹奏楽器すいそうがっきwind instrument
- 吹奏楽団すいそうがくだんwind instrument orchestra; wind band
- 吹奏楽部すいそうがくぶconcert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
- 吹奏者すいそうしゃplayer of a wind instrument
- 和洋合奏わようがっそうwayō gassō; mixed orchestra using Japanese and Western instruments
- 変奏へんそう(playing a) variation
- 天文密奏てんもんみっそうconfidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation
- 奏そうreport to the emperor
- 奏すそうすto report to the Emperor
- 奏上そうじょうreport to the Emperor
- 奏効そうこうefficacy
- 奏曲そうきょくsonata
- 奏法記号そうほうきごうarticulation mark; articulation marking
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 奏でるかなでるto play an instrument (esp. string instruments)
- 奏で合うかなであうto match; to harmonize with (also feelings, aroma, etc.)
Other readings
- ヴァイオリン奏者バイオリンそうしゃviolinist
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