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エレクトリックベース Japanese meaning | Kotomora

エレクトリックベース

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Meanings

1

electric bass; bass guitar

Refers to the electric bass guitar, as distinct from the double bass (コントラバス) or acoustic bass.

彼かれはバンドでエレクトリックベースを弾ひいている

。

He plays electric bass in a band.

Related words

ベース
A broader term that can refer to any bass instrument (electric bass, double bass, etc.) or the bass part in music.
コントラバス
Refers specifically to the double bass (upright bass), an acoustic instrument.

Built from

エレクトリック+ベース

Written forms

エレクトリック・ベース
- エレクトリックベース
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- エレクトリック・ベース

Etymology

Loanword from English 'electric bass'.