テンポ

て

ん

ぽ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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Musical term for the speed or pace of a piece. Also used metaphorically for the pace of an activity or conversation.

from Italian

速はや

い

。

The tempo of this piece is very fast.

仕し事ごとのテンポが遅おそいと感かんじる。

I feel the pace of work is slow.

テンポが速はやい／遅おそいthe tempo is fast/slow
この曲きょくはテンポが速はやくて踊おどりやすい。
This song has a fast tempo and is easy to dance to.
テンポを上あげるto speed up the tempo
後こう半はんはテンポを上あげて演えん奏そうした。
In the second half, they picked up the tempo as they played.
テンポを落おとすto slow down the tempo
会かい話わのテンポを落おとして話はなした。
He slowed down the pace of the conversation as he spoke.
テンポに乗のるto get into the rhythm/pace
だんだん曲きょくのテンポに乗のってきた。
Little by little I got into the tempo of the song.
テンポがいいto have a good tempo/pace
この映えい画がはテンポがいいので飽あきない。
This movie has a good pace, so it never gets boring.

リズムN2
リズム refers to the pattern of beats or timing, while テンポ refers to the speed of that pattern.
ペースN3
ペース is a more general term for pace or rate, often used in sports or daily life, while テンポ often implies a rhythmic or musical quality.
速そく度どN3
速度 is a neutral, technical word for speed (e.g. of a vehicle or process), while テンポ specifically evokes the rhythmic pace of music or an activity.
緩かん急きゅう
テンポ is a loanword for the general pace or speed of music or action, while 緩急 specifically highlights the alternation between fast and slow.

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ピッチ
テンポ is used mainly for musical tempo or the rhythm of speech/action, while ピッチ covers a broader range including physical spacing and sound frequency.
歩ほ調ちょうN1
歩調 describes a walking or marching cadence, whereas テンポ refers to musical tempo or the general speed of an activity without a stepping nuance.

急きゅうテンポN2
テンポ alone just means 'tempo' or 'pace' with no implication of speed, whereas 急テンポ specifically means a fast tempo.

Loanword from Italian 'tempo', originally meaning 'time', adopted into Japanese as a musical term and later extended to general pace.

slow tempo; slowly

tempo rubato