メロディー

also: メロディ · メロデー

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

A sequence of musical notes that form a distinct musical phrase; the main tune of a song or piece.

〈物もの〉のメロディーが流ながれるa melody plays/flows (from something)
店てん内ないに懐なつかしいメロディーが流ながれていた。
A nostalgic melody was playing inside the store.
メロディーを口くちずさむto hum a melody
彼かれは歩あるきながら好すきな曲きょくのメロディーを口くちずさんでいた。
He was humming the melody of his favorite song as he walked.
メロディーを奏かなでるto play a melody (on an instrument)
ピアノが美うつくしいメロディーを奏かなでている。
The piano is playing a beautiful melody.

旋せん律りつN1
旋律 is the formal, literary Japanese word for melody, while メロディー is the everyday loanword used in casual and pop-music contexts.
メロ
メロディー is the full standard word for a melody, while メロ is its casual, spoken-language abbreviation.
調しらべN1
メロディー is a casual, modern loanword for melody, while 調べ sounds more traditional or elegant.
曲きょくN3
メロディー refers specifically to the melody line, while 曲 can mean either the whole piece or, in some contexts, just the tune.

リズムN2
リズム refers to the rhythm or beat pattern of music, whereas メロディー refers to the sequence of pitches that forms the tune.
ハーモニー
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.

Borrowed from English 'melody'.