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作曲

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

作曲 — “musical composition, composing”

作曲 (read さっきょく) means musical composition, composing. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

さっきょく

Meaning

musical composition, composing

作曲 in a sentence

新あたらしい曲きょくを作曲さっきょくする。

I compose a new song.

The kanji in 作曲

作to make, to create
曲bent, curved; song

Words that share a kanji with 作曲

作文さくぶん— essay; composition
作るつくる— to make, to create
作業さぎょう— work, task, operation
作品さくひん— work (of art), piece
作物さくもつ— crops, produce
作家さっか— writer, author, novelist
作法さほう— manners, etiquette
操作そうさ— operation, handling (a machine)

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