リズムrizumu

1. nounrhythm
   妻つまはアメリカでの新あたらしい生活せいかつのリズムに慣なれるのにえらい苦労くろうした。↗

   My wife had a hard time getting into the swing of our new life in America.

• Synonym拍子ひょうしNeutralMusical meter or beat, as in 「四分の三拍子」; centers on counting and measuring beats, while 「リズム」 is about the overall feel of the rhythm.
• SynonymビートNeutralLoanword for the beat, mostly in pop music, as in 「ビートの効いた曲」; also means the kick in swimming. 「リズム」 covers rhythm more broadly.
• Synonym律動りつどうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for regular, repeated movement, in music, poetry or bodily functions; 「リズム」 is the everyday word.
• Related周期しゅうきNeutralThe length of one full cycle, as in 「公転周期」; focuses on the time a cycle takes, while 「リズム」 is about the feel of the rhythm.
• RelatedサイクルNeutralLoanword for a cycle or period of repetition, as in 「生活サイクル」; centers on one round repeating, while 「リズム」 is about rhythm.
• Related節奏せっそうWrittenA written/formal word for rhythm, hardly ever used in daily conversation; say 「リズム」 instead in everyday speech.

Use 「リズム」 for rhythm in music and daily life, as in 「生活リズム」. Use 「拍子」 for counting beats, 「ビート」 for pop-music beats, and 「周期」 or 「サイクル」 for one full cycle of repetition.

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1. 律動りつどう。調子ちょうし。