Illustration: In a modest home music room, a composer works at an upright piano with a small audio recorder beside the keys. One hand holds a chord while the other hovers between two possible ending keys, trying out a developing phrase.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

作さっ曲きょく

sakkyoku

to compose music

Example sentences

  1. この音楽おんがくはバッハによって作曲さっきょくされた。

    This music was composed by Bach.

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  2. 私わたしが彼女かのじょの歌うたを作曲さっきょくしました。

    I wrote the song for her.

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  3. 作曲さっきょくをするには創造力そうぞうりょくに富とんでいなければならない。

    You must be creative in composing a piece of music.

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Kanji in 作曲

  • 作make; productionOnサク・サKunつくる・つくり
  • 曲bend; musicOnキョクKunまがる・まげる・くま

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