Japanese Conversation · Level 27
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Japanese word
洋楽
Pronunciation
Romajiyōgaku
Meaning
- nounWestern music
Example
私は洋楽をよく聴きます。watashi wa yō gaku o yo ku ki ki ma su
I often listen to Western music.
More examples
最近は、洋楽の歌詞を辞書で調べています。sai kin wa yō gaku no ka shi o ji sho de shira be te i ma su
These days, I look up the lyrics of Western music in a dictionary.
Core concept
Describes music created in Western countries, especially the popular music associated with Europe and North America.
Common phrases
洋楽を聴くyō gaku o ki ku
listen to Western music
洋楽が好きyō gaku ga su ki
like Western music
洋楽の歌詞yō gaku no ka shi
Western music lyrics
Definition in Japanese
欧米を中心とする西洋諸国で作られた音楽。ō bei o chū shin to su ru sei yō sho koku de tsuku ra re ta on gaku
Word origin
洋 (yō, "Western") combines with 楽 (gaku, "music") to form a compound meaning music from the West.
Usage tips
- In Japanese, 洋楽 (yōgaku) commonly refers to Western pop music rather than every kind of music from Western countries.
Other meanings
- Western pop musicnoun
Opposites
- 邦楽hōgakuJapanese musicnoun