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ハーモニー (haamonii) Japanese meaning: harmony | Kotomora

ハーモニー

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Meanings

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Used for musical harmony, as well as for a pleasing combination of elements, agreement, or peaceful coexistence.

彼かの女じょたちの歌うた声ごえは美うつくしいハーモニーを生うみ出だした。

Their singing voices created a beautiful harmony.

このチームはハーモニーが取とれている。

This team works in harmony.

Usage patterns

ハーモニーを奏かなでるto produce/play a harmony
合がっ唱しょう団だんが美うつくしいハーモニーを奏かなでた。
The choir produced a beautiful harmony.
ハーモニーが乱みだれるfor the harmony to be disturbed/broken
一人ひとりの声こえが外はずれてハーモニーが乱みだれた。
One person's voice was off and it disturbed the harmony.
〈物もの〉とハーモニーを保たもつto maintain harmony with something
建たて物ものは周しゅう囲いの自し然ぜんとハーモニーを保たもっている。
The building maintains harmony with the surrounding nature.

Related words

調ちょう和わN1
調和 is a native Japanese word for harmony used in formal or abstract contexts, while ハーモニー is a loanword especially common when talking about music.
和わ音おん
和音 refers specifically to a musical chord, whereas ハーモニー covers the broader blending of sounds or elements into a pleasing whole.
協きょう調ちょうN2
協調 emphasizes people cooperating and working together smoothly, while ハーモニー is more about a pleasing overall balance, especially in music or aesthetics.

Opposites

不ふ協きょう和わ音おん
不協和音 means musical discord or a jarring clash, the direct opposite of the pleasing blend described by ハーモニー.

Don't confuse with

ハーモニカ
ハーモニカ is a small wind instrument (harmonica), not to be confused with ハーモニー, which means the abstract quality of harmony.
メロディーN1
ハーモニー refers to the blending of simultaneous notes (harmony), while メロディー is the single linear line of notes that makes up the tune.

Word family

フィルハーモニー
philharmonic

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'harmony'.