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Zach

小節

Reading

Kana: しょうせつ
Romaji: shōsetsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

(musical) bar; measure

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

Example Sentences

(なつ)かしい12小節(しょうせつ)のブルース。
➥There go the twelve bars blues.
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(かれ)小節(しょうせつ)()かして(うた)っています。
➥He is singing with a lot of ornamentation.
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