Kanji
N3 6 strokes Grade 3 freq #810

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

say iwaku

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

composition; piece of music
composition (of music); setting
concerto
symphony
melody; tune
drama; play
bending; winding
famous piece of music; excellent song
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
name of a piece of music; (musical) number

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

(street) corner; turn (in the road)
curvature; warp
to bend; to curve

Example sentences

There aren't many good tunes coming out nowadays.

We danced to the music.

He began to play the music written by a pianist in that country.

I wrote the song for her.