コントラバス

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コントラバス (kontorabasu): a bass, a double bass.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kontrabass.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

コントラバス (kontorabasu

  1. contrabass; double bass; bass (musical instrument)

Usage notes

The term コントラバス (kontorabasu) is somewhat specialized. In general speech, the terms ベース (bēsu) or ダブルベース (daburu bēsu) are more common.

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN