合がっ唱しょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

singing together; chorus

General term for multiple people singing together, whether in unison or harmony. Can refer to the act, the group, or the musical piece.

• 全ぜん校こう生せい徒とで校こう歌かを合がっ唱しょうした。

  All the students sang the school song together.

• 合がっ唱しょう団だんに入はいって毎まい週しゅう練れん習しゅうしている。

  I joined a choir and practice every week.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

ensemble singing; choral singing

Emphasizes the organized, artistic aspect of group singing, often in a formal choir or choral setting. Overlaps with sense 1 but highlights the musical performance context.

• 第だい九くの合がっ唱しょうは年ねん末まつの風ふう物ぶつ詩しだ。

  The choral performance of Beethoven's Ninth is a year-end tradition.