おんがく
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In hiragana, "music" is おんがく (ongaku).
Say おんがくを きく (ongaku o kiku) for "listen to music". For a school subject, use おんがく (ongaku) in the timetable as well.
Meaning: music (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
おんがく is 音楽 in kanji. It joins おん (on), "sound", and がく (gaku), "enjoyment".
How does it change in a sentence?
Add か (ka) for a person: おんがくか (ongakuka) is a musician or composer. To say you like it, use おんがくが すき (ongaku ga suki).
Did you know?
- The word おんがく (ongaku) contains the character 楽, which is also read たの (tano) in たのしい (tanoshii), "fun".
Examples in context
- おんがくを きくのが すきです。Ongaku o kiku no ga suki desu.I like listening to music.
- どんな おんがくが すきですか。Donna ongaku ga suki desu ka.What kind of music do you like?
- おんがくの じゅぎょうは たのしい。Ongaku no jugyō wa tanoshii.Music class is fun.
Example conversation
Yuna and her friend Hiro wait for a train, each with earphones.
- Hiroなにを きいてるの？Nani o kiiteru no?What are you listening to?
- Yunaあたらしい おんがくだよ。Atarashii ongaku da yo.It is some new music.
- Hiroあとで おしえて。Atode oshiete.Tell me later.
