How to say "Music" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Music" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Music" is "Ongaku", written in japanese as "音楽".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '音楽 (おんがく)' means 'music'. This word refers to the art of arranging sound in time to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. It is an important part of Japanese culture and is enjoyed in various forms, such as traditional Japanese music, classical music, pop music, and more. For example: I enjoy listening to classical music - (私はクラシック音楽を楽しむ). Music is an important part of my life - (音楽は私の生活の重要な部分だ).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "音" means "Sound" and can be read as "On", "Ne", and "Oto". And The kanji "楽" means "Music" and "Pleasure" and can be read as "Gaku", "Raku", and "Tano".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Ongaku" mean in japanese?

"Ongaku" means "Music".

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If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Music" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ね" is read as "ne". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.