低音|ていおんteion[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounlow tone; bass; low voice
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymベースNeutralNeutral loanword for the bass instrument (bass guitar, double bass) or the low register; leans toward band usage.
- Related低音部ていおんぶWrittenA written/formal term for the low range in sound or music, or the bass part; 「低音」 itself also names the lowest voice part and low sounds generally.
- Antonym高音こうおんNeutralHigh-pitched sounds or the highest range; the direct opposite of 「低音」.
Use 「低音」 for low, deep sounds, the low range, or the lowest voice part, as in 「低音が響く」; stress the low range with 「低音部」, and use 「ベース」 for the bass instrument in a band; the opposite is 「高音」.
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