How to say "ensemble" in Japanese

• アンサンブルCommon
  nounThe loanword, covering the English word's senses: a group of musicians playing together, or, outside music, a matching outfit. Non-musical uses belong to this word, not to 合奏.
• 合奏がっそうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbMusicians playing instruments together, as in an orchestra or chamber group; it can also denote the concert itself. When the emphasis is on playing together, this is the word.

For ensemble as a group of performers, or in non-musical senses like a matching outfit, use the loanword 「アンサンブル」; for musicians playing instruments together, or a concert of such playing, use 合奏.

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• アンサンブルensemble
• 合奏がっそうensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.)
• 合奏団がっそうだんensemble
• コーディネートcoordinated outfit (clothes and accessories)