音符(おんぷ)

おんぷ
noun
musical note
music
1. musical note
A symbol in musical notation that represents the pitch and duration of a sound. Also refers to the sound itself that the symbol represents.
音符(おんぷ)を読(よ)む。
To read musical notes.
音符(おんぷ)が多(おお)くて難(むずか)しい。
There are many notes and it's difficult.
楽譜(がくふ)の音符(おんぷ)を一(ひと)つずつ読(よ)んでいく。
I read the musical notes on the sheet music one by one.
四分(しぶん)音符(おんぷ)と八分(はちぶん)音符(おんぷ)のリズムを練習(れんしゅう)した。
I practiced the rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes.
子(こ)どもたちが音符(おんぷ)の書(か)き方(かた)を習(なら)っている。
The children are learning how to write musical notes.

Types

Japanese names note values by the fraction they occupy of a whole note, so they are transparent once the pattern is clear — unlike the English names, which a learner has to memorise separately.

  • 全(ぜん)音符(おんぷ): whole note (semibreve)
  • 二分(にぶん)音符(おんぷ): half note (minim)
  • 四分(しぶん)音符(おんぷ): quarter note (crotchet)
  • 八分(はちぶん)音符(おんぷ): eighth note (quaver)
  • 十六分(じゅうろくぶん)音符(おんぷ): sixteenth note (semiquaver)

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Related Words

Related: 楽譜(がくふ) (sheet music)
Related: 休符(きゅうふ) (rest (music))
Related: 音程(おんてい) (pitch, musical interval)
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Added 2026.1.18 22:10 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:23
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