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二分音符 (にぶおんぷ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に分ぶ音おん符ぷ

also: にぶんおんぷ

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Meanings

1

noun

half note; minim

music

Music term for a note with half the duration of a whole note.

この小しょう節せつには二に分ぶ音おん符ぷが二ふたつあります。
There are two half notes in this measure.

Written forms

二分音符
- にぶおんぷ
  Standard kanji spelling for 'half note' in music.
- にぶんおんぷ
  Alternate reading; にぶおんぷ is more common.
にぶんおんぷ

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
分

part, minute of time, segment

音sound, noise

符token, sign, mark

Similar words

全ぜん音おん符ぷ
Whole note; twice the duration of a half note.
四し分ぶ音おん符ぷ
Quarter note; half the duration of a half note.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two), 分 (part), and 音符 (musical note).