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管弦楽団 (kangengakudan) Japanese meaning: orchestra | Kotomora

管かん弦げん楽がく団だん

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Meanings

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Refers to a full orchestra, typically a symphony orchestra. More formal than オーケストラ.

彼かれは地じ元もとの管かん弦げん楽がく団だんでバイオリンを弾ひいている。

He plays the violin in the local orchestra.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が管かん弦げん楽がく団だんを指し揮きするto conduct an orchestra
有ゆう名めいな指し揮き者しゃがその管かん弦げん楽がく団だんを指し揮きした。
A famous conductor conducted the orchestra.
管かん弦げん楽がく団だんが〈物もの〉を演えん奏そうするfor an orchestra to perform a piece
管かん弦げん楽がく団だんがベートーベンの交こう響きょう曲きょくを演えん奏そうした。
〈人ひと〉が管かん弦げん楽がく団だんに入はいるto join an orchestra
彼かれは大だい学がく卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、管かん弦げん楽がく団だんに入はいった。

Kanji

管pipe, tube, wind instrument
弦bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
楽music, comfort, ease
団group, association

Related words

オーケストラN2
オーケストラ is the common loanword for orchestra, while 管弦楽団 is a more formal Japanese term often used in official names.
交こう響きょう楽がく団だん
交響楽団 specifically emphasizes an orchestra dedicated to performing symphonies, while 管弦楽団 is the general term for a full orchestra.

Don't confuse with

楽がく団だん
楽団 is a broader term that can refer to any musical band or ensemble, whereas 管弦楽団 specifically means a full (symphony) orchestra.
管かん弦げん楽がく
管弦楽団 names the orchestra (the group of musicians), while 管弦楽 names the music that such a group performs.

Word family

室しつ内ない管かん弦げん楽がく団だん
chamber orchestra

Built from

管かん弦げん+楽がく団だん

Etymology

Compound of 管弦 (wind and string instruments) and 楽団 (musical group).

The orchestra performed a symphony by Beethoven.

After graduating from university, he joined an orchestra.