弾き語り
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Meanings
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singing to one's own accompaniment; vocal performance with self-accompaniment
Refers to a performer singing while simultaneously playing an instrument, typically a guitar or piano in modern contexts, or traditional instruments like the shamisen or biwa. The term emphasizes the solo, self-accompanied nature of the performance.
She performed an original song with her own guitar accompaniment.
There's a musician doing a piano self-accompaniment performance on the street.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉で弾き語りするto sing while accompanying oneself on (an instrument)
He sang while accompanying himself on the guitar.
- 〈人〉の弾き語りを聞くto listen to someone's self-accompanied singing performance
I was moved listening to her sing while playing her own accompaniment.