楽がく隊たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

band; orchestra

Refers to a musical group, often a brass band, marching band, or small orchestra. Slightly more formal or traditional than バンド.

運うん動どう会かいで楽がく隊たいが演えん奏

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The band performed at the sports day.

彼かれは学がっ校こうの楽がく隊たいでトランペットを吹ふいている。

He plays the trumpet in the school band.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で楽がく隊たいが演えん奏そうするfor a band to perform (somewhere)
広ひろ場ばで楽がく隊たいが演えん奏そうしていた。
A band was playing in the square.
楽がく隊たいを率ひきいるto lead a band
彼かれは学がっ校こうの楽がく隊たいを率ひきいてパレードに参さん加かした。
He led the school band in the parade.
楽がく隊たいが行こう進しんするfor a band to march
祭まつりの日ひ、楽がく隊たいが町まちを行こう進しんした。
On festival day, the band marched through town.

Kanji

楽music, comfort, ease
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

バンドN2
バンド is the casual, modern word for a musical group (esp. rock or pop), while 楽隊 sounds more formal or traditional, as with a brass or marching band.
楽がく団だん
楽団 is a neutral, often larger term for an organized musical ensemble (e.g. 交響楽団), while 楽隊 suggests a smaller, marching or ceremonial band.
オーケストラN2
オーケストラ specifically means a full symphony orchestra, whereas 楽隊 can refer to a smaller or more varied group like a brass or marching band.

Word family

軍ぐん楽がく隊たい
military band; naval band
音おん楽がく隊たい
band; musical band; music corps

Etymology

Compound of 楽 (music) and 隊 (group, corps). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Meiji era to refer to organized musical groups.