Translation guide
A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in music, or a consonant sound produced by vibration of the tongue or lips in phonetics.
A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, often used as an embellishment in music.
The standard loanword for 'trill' in music. Widely understood among musicians.
この曲にはトリルがたくさん出てきます。
This piece has many trills.
A formal, technical term for 'trill' in classical music contexts. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
バロック音楽では顫音が重要な装飾音です。
In Baroque music, the trill is an important ornament.
A speech sound produced by vibrations of the tongue or lips, such as the rolled 'r' in Spanish.
The standard linguistic term for a trill consonant. Used in phonetics.
スペイン語の「r」は震え音です。
The Spanish 'r' is a trill.
Also used in linguistics as a loanword for 'trill'. Common in academic contexts.
この言語には有声歯茎トリルがあります。
This language has a voiced alveolar trill.
Colloquial term for a rolled 'r' sound, literally 'rolled tongue'. Often used when talking about pronunciation in everyday language.
巻き舌ができないんです。
I can't roll my R's.