Japanese word

ボーカル

Pronunciation

Romajibōkaru

Meaning

  • nounvocals

Example

この曲はボーカルがきれいです。ko no kyoku wa bō ka ru ga ki re i de su

The vocals in this song are beautiful.

Illustration for ボーカル (vocals)

More examples

録音ではボーカルを少し重ねています。roku on de wa bō ka ru o suko shi kasa ne te i ma su

We layer the vocals a little in the recording.

Core concept

Refers to the singer or the recorded singing that gives a song its leading vocal sound.

Common phrases

  • ボーカルを担当するbō ka ru o tan tō su ru

    handle the vocals

  • ボーカルが入るbō ka ru ga hai ru

    have vocals

  • ボーカルを録音するbō ka ru o roku on su ru

    record the vocals

Similar words

歌声utagoe: The sound produced by a person while singing.

Definition in Japanese

歌で主旋律を担当する人、またはその歌声。uta de shu sen ritsu o tan tō su ru hito ma ta wa so no uta goe

Word origin

ボーカル (bōkaru) is a loanword from English vocal, ultimately from Latin vocalis, meaning "of the voice".

Usage tips

  • In English, vocals usually means the sung parts of a recording, while a person who sings is usually called a vocalist, so ボーカル (bōkaru) can require different translations by context.

Other meanings

  • singingnoun

Related words

  • ボーカリストbōkarisutovocalistnoun

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