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音樂 is how to write music in most Asian languages.
It can also express the idea of a musical movement, depending on context.
The second character has morphed a bit in Japanese Kanji. If you want the specifically modern Japanese version, please click on the Kanji to the right, instead of the button above. The version shown to the left was used in ancient Japan, prior to the Japanese language reformations after WWII (so technically,
it’s
still Japanese).
音樂家 is how to write “musician” in most Asian languages.
There is more than one way to express “musician” in China, but this is the traditional and most respectful title.
The second character has morphed a bit in Japanese Kanji. If you want the specifically modern Japanese version, please click on the Kanji to the right, instead of the button above. The version shown to the left was used in ancient Japan, prior to the Japanese language reformations after WWII (so technically,
it’s
still Japanese).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 音樂 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
音樂 音乐 see styles |
yīn yuè yin1 yue4 yin yüeh onraku |
More info & calligraphy: MusicMusic, a musical accompaniment to a service. |
音樂家 音乐家 see styles |
yīn yuè jiā yin1 yue4 jia1 yin yüeh chia |
More info & calligraphy: Musician |
純音樂 see styles |
chún yīn yuè chun2 yin1 yue4 ch`un yin yüeh chun yin yüeh |
instrumental music |
輕音樂 轻音乐 see styles |
qīng yīn yuè qing1 yin1 yue4 ch`ing yin yüeh ching yin yüeh |
light music |
音樂劇 音乐剧 see styles |
yīn yuè jù yin1 yue4 ju4 yin yüeh chü |
(theater, cinema) a musical |
音樂天 see styles |
yīn yuè tiān yin1 yue4 tian1 yin yüeh t`ien yin yüeh tien |
a heavenly music master |
音樂學 音乐学 see styles |
yīn yuè xué yin1 yue4 xue2 yin yüeh hsüeh |
musicology |
音樂廳 音乐厅 see styles |
yīn yuè tīng yin1 yue4 ting1 yin yüeh t`ing yin yüeh ting |
concert hall; auditorium |
音樂會 音乐会 see styles |
yīn yuè huì yin1 yue4 hui4 yin yüeh hui ongakkai おんがっかい ongakukai おんがくかい |
concert; CL:場|场[chang3] (out-dated kanji) concert; recital |
音樂節 音乐节 see styles |
yīn yuè jié yin1 yue4 jie2 yin yüeh chieh |
music festival |
音樂院 音乐院 see styles |
yīn yuè yuàn yin1 yue4 yuan4 yin yüeh yüan |
conservatory; music college |
佛教音樂 佛教音乐 see styles |
fó jiào yīn yuè fo2 jiao4 yin1 yue4 fo chiao yin yüeh bukkyō ongaku |
Buddhist hymn |
出神音樂 出神音乐 see styles |
chū shén yīn yuè chu1 shen2 yin1 yue4 ch`u shen yin yüeh chu shen yin yüeh |
trance (music genre) |
印度音樂 印度音乐 see styles |
yìn dù yīn yuè yin4 du4 yin1 yue4 yin tu yin yüeh |
Bhangra, Indian music (music genre) |
古典音樂 古典音乐 see styles |
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè gu3 dian3 yin1 yue4 ku tien yin yüeh |
classical music |
妙音樂天 妙音乐天 see styles |
miào yīn yuè tiān miao4 yin1 yue4 tian1 miao yin yüeh t`ien miao yin yüeh tien Myō ongaku ten |
Sarasvatī |
攝意音樂 摄意音乐 see styles |
shè yì yīn lè she4 yi4 yin1 le4 she i yin le shōi ongaku |
Music that calms the mind, or helps to concentration. |
民間音樂 民间音乐 see styles |
mín jiān yīn yuè min2 jian1 yin1 yue4 min chien yin yüeh |
folk music |
流行音樂 流行音乐 see styles |
liú xíng yīn yuè liu2 xing2 yin1 yue4 liu hsing yin yüeh |
pop music |
爵士音樂 爵士音乐 see styles |
jué shì yīn yuè jue2 shi4 yin1 yue4 chüeh shih yin yüeh |
jazz (loanword) |
現代音樂 现代音乐 see styles |
xiàn dài yīn yuè xian4 dai4 yin1 yue4 hsien tai yin yüeh |
modern music; contemporary music |
背景音樂 背景音乐 see styles |
bèi jǐng yīn yuè bei4 jing3 yin1 yue4 pei ching yin yüeh |
background music (BGM); soundtrack; musical setting |
舞台音樂 舞台音乐 see styles |
wǔ tái yīn yuè wu3 tai2 yin1 yue4 wu t`ai yin yüeh wu tai yin yüeh |
musical theater |
鄉村音樂 乡村音乐 see styles |
xiāng cūn yīn yuè xiang1 cun1 yin1 yue4 hsiang ts`un yin yüeh hsiang tsun yin yüeh |
country music (country & western music genre) |
音樂之聲 音乐之声 see styles |
yīn yuè zhī shēng yin1 yue4 zhi1 sheng1 yin yüeh chih sheng |
The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965) |
音樂光碟 音乐光碟 see styles |
yīn yuè guāng dié yin1 yue4 guang1 die2 yin yüeh kuang tieh |
music CD |
音樂學院 音乐学院 see styles |
yīn yuè xué yuàn yin1 yue4 xue2 yuan4 yin yüeh hsüeh yüan |
music academy; conservatory |
音樂電視 音乐电视 see styles |
yīn yuè diàn shì yin1 yue4 dian4 shi4 yin yüeh tien shih |
Music Television MTV |
饒舌音樂 饶舌音乐 see styles |
ráo shé yīn yuè rao2 she2 yin1 yue4 jao she yin yüeh |
rap music |
上海音樂學院 上海音乐学院 see styles |
shàng hǎi yīn yuè xué yuàn shang4 hai3 yin1 yue4 xue2 yuan4 shang hai yin yüeh hsüeh yüan |
Shanghai Conservatory of Music |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Music | 音樂 音乐 / 音楽 | ongaku | yīn yuè / yin1 yue4 / yin yue / yinyue | yin yüeh / yinyüeh |
Musician | 音樂家 音乐家 / 音楽家 | ongakuka | yīn yuè jiā yin1 yue4 jia1 yin yue jia yinyuejia | yin yüeh chia yinyüehchia |
Music is Life | 音樂就是生命 音乐就是生命 | yīn yuè jiù shì shēng mìng yin1 yue4 jiu4 shi4 sheng1 ming4 yin yue jiu shi sheng ming yinyuejiushishengming | yin yüeh chiu shih sheng ming | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.