旋律|せんりつsenritsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivemelody; tune
   聞きこえる旋律せんりつは美うつくしいが、聞きこえない旋律せんりつはさらに美うつくしい。↗

   Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.

• SynonymメロディーNeutralA loanword for melody or tune, neutral and common in everyday speech; 「旋律」 leans written and academic, typical of music-theory commentary.
• Related調べしらべWrittenA literary, old-fashioned word for a tune or melody, stressing the evocative charm of the sounds, as in 「琴の調べ」.

For melody in written prose or music theory, use 「旋律」, as in 「美しい旋律」「主旋律」. In everyday speech say 「メロディー」; for a quaint, literary flavor pick 「調べ」.

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1. 音おとの高たかさや長ながさの変化へんかが連続れんぞくして響ひびき、纏まとった意味いみを持もつもの。