Japanese word

アレンジ

Pronunciation

Romajiarenji

Meaning

  • nounarrangement

Example

この曲のアレンジはとてもきれいです。ko no kyoku no a re n ji wa to te mo ki re i de su

The arrangement of this song is very beautiful.

Illustration for アレンジ (arrangement)

More examples

この家具は部屋に合わせてアレンジできます。ko no ka gu wa heya ni a wa se te a re n ji de ki ma su

This furniture can be adapted to fit the room.

Core concept

Describes giving an existing work or object a new form while preserving a connection to the original.

Common phrases

  • 曲のアレンジkyoku no a re n ji

    song arrangement

  • 曲をアレンジするkyoku o a re n ji su ru

    arrange a song

  • アレンジを変えるa re n ji o ka e ru

    change the arrangement

Similar words

編曲henkyoku: A musical work is given a form suited to different instruments or voices.
翻案honan: An existing work is adapted into a different form or medium.
改編kaihen: An existing work is changed and reorganized into a different form.

Definition in Japanese

もとの作品や物に手を加え、内容や構成を変えて新たに整えること。mo to no saku hin ya mono ni te o kuwa e nai yō ya kō sei o ka e te ara ta ni totono e ru ko to

Word origin

アレンジ (arenji) comes from the English verb arrange, meaning "to organize or adjust," and became a Japanese noun for a modified version or treatment.

Usage tips

  • In English, arrangement is the usual noun for how music is organized, whereas adaptation more clearly suggests changing an existing work into a new form.

Other meanings

  • adaptationnoun
  • interpretationnoun

Related words

  • アレンジメントarenjimentoarrangementnoun
  • アレンジャーarenjāarrangernoun

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