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切分法 (せつぶんほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切せつ分ぶん法ほう

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Meanings

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noun

syncopation

Technical term in music theory for the rhythmic displacement of accents. Rare in everyday conversation; used in academic or musical contexts.

この曲きょくでは切せつ分ぶん法ほうが効こう果か的てきに使つかわれている。
Syncopation is used effectively in this piece.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
分part, minute of time, segment
法method, law, rule

Similar words

シンコペーション
Common loanword for syncopation, more widely used in modern Japanese music contexts than the kanji term 切分法.

Etymology

Compound of 切 (cut) + 分 (divide) + 法 (method), likely a calque or translation of the Western musical concept of syncopation. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.