sheet music; musical score; musical note
Refers to written music, including scores and individual notes. Common in compounds like 楽譜 (がくふ).
He played the piano while looking at the sheet music.
Used in historical or formal contexts for family lineage records. Often appears in compounds like 系譜 (けいふ) or 家譜 (かふ).
game record (go, shogi, chess)
Abbreviation of 棋譜 (きふ). Used for the written record of moves in board games like go, shogi, or chess.
See also: 棋譜
She reads sheet music quickly even at first sight.
An old family tree remains in this house.
I study by replaying professional game records.
After the match, the two of them went over the game record together to review it.
He transcribed the melody he had memorized by ear into written notation.
棋譜 is the full term for a written record of a go, shogi, or chess game; 譜 is its shortened, more casual form.
符 and 譜 are both read ふ but 符 means a mark, charm, or tally while 譜 means a musical score or genealogical record, so the two are easily mixed up in compounds like 音符 vs 楽譜.
score; sheet music
sheet music; score
genealogy; lineage; pedigree
newly released music; new release · new sheet music; new score
game record; kifu
memorizing a musical score; playing from memory
staff notation; musical score on a staff
music transcription; notating a tune
chronological record; annals
Standard kanji form; used in compounds and as a standalone noun.
The kanji 譜 originally relates to records or registers. The reading ふ is the on'yomi. The word is used in various compounds to mean a written record, whether musical, genealogical, or game-related.
illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog
successive generations · hereditary daimyo (Tokugawa-era)
log; work file
copying a musical score
book of seal impressions; seal album
pitch and length marks for Buddhist chant
family genealogy; pedigree record
previously released music; old release
sheet music; score
staff notation; standard musical notation · this game record; this kifu
score sheet (mahjong)