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ボイスパーカッション (boisupaakasshon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ボイスパーカッション

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Meanings

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vocal percussion; beatboxing

Wasei-eigo term for vocal percussion, especially beatboxing. Used in music contexts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from voice percussion

彼かれはボイスパーカッションが

得とく

意い

だ

。

He is good at vocal percussion.

ボイスパーカッションでリズムを刻きざむ。

I keep the rhythm with vocal percussion.

Related words

ヒューマンビートボックス
More specific term for beatboxing as a human beatbox performance; ボイスパーカッション is broader, covering any vocal percussion sounds.

Built from

ボイス+パーカッション

Written forms

ボイス・パーカッション
- ボイスパーカッション
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text but seen in titles or emphasis.
- ボイス・パーカッション

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'voice percussion'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in Japanese music scenes to describe vocal imitation of percussion sounds.