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N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

作曲(さっきょく)composition, setting (of music)

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    To create a new piece of music either for a specific instrument or arrangement of instruments.

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      composition (of music), setting, writing music

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    作曲 【さっきょく】

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      この(きょく)作曲(さっきょく)したのは(だれ)ですか?

      Who composed this music?

      • N3

      作曲(さっきょく)をするには音楽(おんがく)についての(おお)くの知識(ちしき)必要(ひつよう)だ。

      To compose a song, you need a lot of knowledge about music.

      • N3

      この校歌(こうか)(わたし)()まれる(はる)(まえ)作曲(さっきょく)されたと()きました。

      I heard that this school song was composed long before I was born.

      • N3

      まさか作曲(さっきょく)がこんなに(むずか)しい作業(さぎょう)なんて(おも)っていなかったよ…。

      I didn't think that composing music was such a difficult task.

      • N3

      たった一分(いっぷん)(みじか)(きょく)作曲(さっきょく)するのに予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)時間(じかん)()かってしまいました。

      It took me much longer than I expected to compose a short piece of music of only one minute.

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