クラシック

also: クラッシック · クラッシク

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

abbreviation

Abbreviation of クラシック音楽. Used as a noun to refer to the genre of classical music.

クラシックを聴きくto listen to classical music
夜よる寝ねる前まえにクラシックを聴きくと落おち着つく。
Listening to classical music before bed helps me relax.
クラシックな〈物もの〉a classic-style (thing)
彼かの女じょはいつもクラシックなデザインの服ふくを着きている。
She always wears clothes with a classic design.
クラシックのコンサートに行いくto go to a classical music concert
友とも達だちとクラシックのコンサートに行いった。
I went to a classical music concert with a friend.

古こ典てんN2sense 3
古典 is the native Japanese term for a classic work or body of classics, often in academic or literary contexts, while クラシック is the loanword equivalent with a broader, more casual feel that also covers music and style.
伝でん統とう的てきN2sense 2
伝統的 describes something as traditional in a native-Japanese-word way, while クラシック conveys the same 'timeless/classic' feel with a more Western, fashionable connotation.
クラシカル
クラシック is more common for 'classic' or 'classical music' as a genre, while クラシカル emphasizes the style or quality of being classical.
古こ典てん的てきN2
クラシック is a loanword often tied to classical music or a fashionable 'classic' look, whereas 古典的 is the more formal, Sino-Japanese adjective for anything classical.
古こ風ふう
クラシック (from 'classic') is used mainly for timeless fashion, music, or design, whereas 古風 more broadly describes anything with an old-era feel, including manners or speech.

モダンN2sense 2
モダン describes a modern, contemporary style, the opposite of クラシック's traditional, timeless style, especially in fashion or design contexts.
軽けい音おん楽がく
クラシック refers to classical music, the genre that 軽音楽 (light, popular music) is typically contrasted with.

クラシック音おん楽がく
クラシック alone can also mean 'classic' in a general sense (e.g. a classic car), while クラシック音楽 specifically means 'classical music' as a genre.

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クラシックUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common written form.
クラッシックUsage5%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.

Borrowed from English 'classic'.