Illustration: In a school music practice room, a small ensemble tries to keep up with a brisk beat. A mechanical metronome sits prominently on a stool, its pendulum swinging with the sliding weight low on the rod.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

テンポ

tenpo

tempo, pace

Example sentences

  1. リズムは軽快けいかいでテンポは速はやく、その曲きょくは若者わかものに好このまれている。

    The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その試合しあいはテンポが遅おそくおまけに退屈たいくつだった。

    The game was slow, and it was also boring.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. テンポのいい映画えいがが好すきです。

    I like fast-paced movies.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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