懐メロ

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懐
なつ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
懷メロ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Blend of 懐かしい (natsukashii, “nostalgic, dear”) +‎ メロディー (merodī, “melody, song, tune”), as a shortening of the phrase 「懐かしのメロディー」 (Natsukashi no Merodī), the name of a radio program broadcast by NHK from 1945 through 1955.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

懐(なつ)メロ • (natsumero) 

  1. an old hit song, an oldie, a golden oldie

Usage notes

This generally refers to music of 20-40 years before the present, roughly similar to the English term oldie.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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