Japanese for music genres: classical, opera, jazz, rock, J-pop, rap, electronic music, and more.
How do you say sentences like “I like ○○ music” or “I often listen to ○○ music” in Japanese?
“I like ○○ music” in Japanese is:
「わたしは○○がすきです。」(watashi ha ○○ ga suki desu)
“I often listen to ○○ music” in Japanese is:
「わたしはよく○○を聞きます。」(watashi ha yoku ○○ wo kikimasu)
Try these sentences the next time you introduce yourself in Japanese!
| Kanji | Hiragana / Katakana | Romaji | Chinese | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| クラシック | kurasikku | 古典樂 | classic | |
| ロック | rokku | 搖滾樂 | rock | |
| ジャズ | jyazu | 爵士樂 | jazz | |
| J-POP | ジェー・ポップ | jye-poppu | 日本流行樂 | J-POP |
| オペラ | opera | 歌劇 | opera | |
| ラップ | rappu | 繞舌 | rap | |
| メタル | metaru | 金屬 | metal | |
| 電子音楽 | でんしおんがく | densiongaku | 電子音樂 | electronic music |
| ラブソング | rabusongu | 情歌 | love song | |
| 邦楽 | ほうがく | hougaku | 日本傳統音樂 | japanese music |
| 洋楽 | ようがく | yougaku | 西洋音樂 | westen music |
| ブルース | buruusu | 藍調 | blues |
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