奏そう鳴めい曲きょく

noun

sonata

A musical composition for one or more instruments, typically in several movements. The kanji spelling 奏鳴曲 is rare and mostly found in older or formal contexts; modern Japanese almost always uses ソナタ.

See also: ソナタ

• ベートーベンのピアノソナタを練れん習しゅうしています。

  I'm practicing Beethoven's piano sonata.