Illustration: On the small stage of a Japanese community hall, a single violinist plays with their bow arm extended and their body leaning into a demanding passage. The entire stage is occupied only by the performer and their instrument case near the side wall.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ソロ

soro

solo

Example sentences

  1. 学生音楽がくせいおんがくコンテストであるため、ソロであれば当人とうにんが学生がくせい、グループであれば構成こうせいするメンバーの半数以上はんすういじょうが学生がくせいである必要ひつようがある。

    Due to the nature of the contest, if a participant does a solo, he or she has to be a student, and for groups of musicians, at least half the members have to be students.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. また通常つうじょう、楽曲がっきょくの最初さいしょの部分ぶぶんは龍笛りょうてきのソロ演奏えんそうとなっている。

    In addition, the first part of a composition is usually a Ryuteki flute solo.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 前回ぜんかいの公演こうえんではアンサンブルだったが、今回こんかいはソロナンバーもある主要しゅようキャストの一人ひとりだ。

    They were in the ensemble in the previous production, but this time they’re a principal cast member with a solo number.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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