コントラバス

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Meanings

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Refers to the large string instrument, the double bass, used in orchestras, jazz, and other ensembles. The term is a loanword from German.

from German Kontrabass

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He plays the double bass in the orchestra.

ジャズバンドにはコントラバスが欠かかせない。

A double bass is essential for a jazz band.

コントラバスを弾ひくto play the double bass
彼かれは高こう校こうのオーケストラでコントラバスを弾ひいている。
He plays the double bass in his high school orchestra.
コントラバス奏そう者しゃdouble bass player/performer
彼かの女じょはプロのコントラバス奏そう者しゃだ。
She is a professional double bass player.

ベースN1
ベース is a broader term that can mean bass guitar, bass part, or double bass, while コントラバス specifically denotes the large upright double bass used in orchestras.

チェロ
チェロ is a smaller, higher-pitched string instrument played sitting with the body between the knees, whereas コントラバス is the largest, lowest-pitched orchestral string instrument played standing or on a stool.

本ほんN5
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

Borrowed from German Kontrabass, meaning double bass.