He sings the tenor part in the choir.
He sings tenor in the choir.
テナーサックスはジャズでよく使われる。
The tenor saxophone is often used in jazz.
彼は声が高くて、テナーだ。
He has a high voice, so he's a tenor.
テナー is a high male voice range, whereas ソプラノ is the highest female voice range, so learners sometimes mix up which gender each term applies to.
テナー sits above バリトン in the male vocal range hierarchy, and the two are often confused since both are common male voice classifications.
roll box pallet; cargo container
tenor saxophone; tenor sax
countertenor
Loanword from English 'tenor', ultimately from Latin 'tenere' (to hold).