リズム

also: ルズム

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Used for musical rhythm, as well as the rhythm of daily life, speech, or movement.

リズムに乗のるto get into the groove/rhythm of something
曲きょくのリズムに乗のって体からだを動うごかした。
I moved my body to the rhythm of the song.
リズムをとるto keep time/beat
先せん生せいが手てを叩たたいてリズムをとった。
The teacher clapped her hands to keep the beat.
〈事こと〉のリズムが乱みだれるfor the rhythm (of daily life, sleep, etc.) to become disrupted
夜よ更ふかしのせいで生せい活かつのリズムが乱みだれた。
My daily rhythm got thrown off because of staying up late.
〈事こと〉のリズムに合あわせるto match/adjust to the rhythm of something
みんなが音おん楽がくのリズムに合あわせて踊おどった。
Everyone danced in time with the music's rhythm.

テンポN2
テンポ refers specifically to the speed or pace of something, while リズム covers the overall pattern of beats and stresses.
拍ひょう子しN1
拍子 is the traditional Japanese term for musical time/beat, whereas リズム is the more general, often borrowed-feeling word for rhythm in any context.
律りつ動どう
律動 is a formal, written word for rhythmic movement, while リズム is the everyday word used for music, speech, or daily life.
韻いん律りつ
リズム is the everyday word for rhythm in music, dance, or life in general, while 韻律 refers specifically to the metrical pattern of poetry or the rhythmic structure of language studied academically.

リズミカル
リズム is the noun for 'rhythm' itself, while リズミカル is the na-adjective used to describe something as having that rhythmic quality.
メロディーN1
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.

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リズムUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'rhythm'.
ルズム
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana variant; rarely used and considered non-standard.

Loanword from English 'rhythm'.