(いっきょく)

いっきょく
noun
one song; one piece of music
music
1. one song; one piece (of music)
(いち) plus the counter (きょく) (pieces of music). Used for a single song or instrumental piece in a performance, on a program, or on a recording.
もう一曲(いっきょく)(うた)ってください
Please sing one more song.
They played just one song for the encore.
I hear it took them more than six months to finish this one song.

Common collocations

  • もう一曲(いっきょく): one more song
  • 一曲(いっきょく)(うた): to sing a song
  • 一曲(いっきょく)(): the first song (on a program or setlist)
  • 一曲(いっきょく)(まる)ごと: a whole song, all the way through

Counting patterns

The counter (きょく) continues 二曲(にきょく), 三曲(さんきょく), 四曲(よんきょく), 五曲(ごきょく), 何曲(なんきょく) (how many songs). Note the sound change in 一曲(いっきょく) and 六曲(ろっきょく).

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