本ほん曲きょく

noun

solo composition for traditional Japanese instruments

Refers to a piece written specifically for solo performance on instruments such as shakuhachi, kokyū, or koto, as opposed to ensemble pieces (外曲).

See also: 外曲

• 尺しゃく八はちの本ほん曲きょくを演えん奏そうする。

  Perform a solo shakuhachi piece.

noun

this piece; this song; this tune

Used to refer to the current musical composition or song being discussed, similar to 'this piece' or 'this song'.

• 本ほん曲きょくは彼かれの代だい表ひょう作さくです。

  This piece is his masterpiece.