休符(きゅうふ)

きゅうふ
noun
rest (music)
music
1. rest; musical rest
A symbol in musical notation indicating silence for a specified duration.
Count the length of the rest accurately.
四分(しぶん)休符(きゅうふ)は四分(しぶん)音符(おんぷ)と同(おな)じ長(なが)さだ。
A quarter rest is the same length as a quarter note.
休符(きゅうふ)も音楽(おんがく)の一部(いちぶ)だ。
Rests are also part of the music.

Etymology

休(きゅう) (rest, pause) + 符(ふ) (symbol, mark)

Types

  • 全(ぜん)休符(きゅうふ) - whole rest
  • 二分(にぶ)休符(きゅうふ) - half rest
  • 四分(しぶ)休符(きゅうふ) - quarter rest
  • 八分(はちぶ)休符(きゅうふ) - eighth rest
  • 十六分(じゅうろくぶ)休符(きゅうふ) - sixteenth rest

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