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八分音符 (hachibuonpu) Japanese meaning: eighth note | Kotomora

八はち分ぶ音おん符ぷ

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ぶ

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ぷ

Meanings

1

eighth note; quaver

Standard music term for a note lasting one eighth of a whole note.

この小しょう節せつには八はち分ぶ音おん符

ぷ

が

四よっ

つ

入はい

っ

て

いる

。

This measure contains four eighth notes.

Usage patterns

〈数かず〉〉つの八分音符はちぶおんぷa certain number of eighth notes
このフレーズは四よっつの八はち分ぶ音おん符ぷでできている。
This phrase is made up of four eighth notes.
八分音符はちぶおんぷで〈動詞どうし〉〉to do something (count, play, etc.) in eighth notes
リズムを八はち分ぶ音おん符ぷで数かぞえるとわかりやすい。
It's easier to understand if you count the rhythm in eighth notes.

Kanji

八eight, eight radical (no. 12)
分part, minute of time, segment
音sound, noise
符token, sign, mark

Don't confuse with

四し分ぶ音おん符ぷ
八分音符 is a note lasting one eighth of a whole note, while 四分音符 lasts twice as long (one quarter), so learners often mix up which duration each term names.
十じゅう六ろく分ぶ音おん符ぷ
八分音符 (one eighth of a whole note) is twice as long as 十六分音符 (one sixteenth), and the similar-looking compound names make it easy to confuse them.

Counted with

個こN5
Used as a generic counter for units of music notation; there is no dedicated conventional counter in this inventory.

Built from

八はち分ぶ+音おん符ぷ

Etymology

Compound of 八分 (eighth) + 音符 (musical note).