Meaning

Primary

Famous Music

Alternatives

Famous Song, Famous Tune, Masterpiece

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Famous music is famous music.

Reading

めいきょく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • クラシックの名曲

    a famous work of classical music

    ジャズの名曲

    famous Jazz song, Jazz classics

    ロックの名曲

    famous Rock song, Rock classics

Context Sentences

これはジャズの名曲です。

This is a jazz masterpiece.

父は、小さい子どもにも人気の名曲を作った。

My father made a famous song that's also popular for small children.

ベートーベンの「スモークサーモン」は名曲だ。

Beethoven’s "Smoked Salmon" is a masterpiece.

Kanji Composition