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譜

譜·musical score, music, note

On-yomi
フ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
楽譜がくふmusical score; sheet music
譜面ふめんsheet music
系譜けいふgenealogy; lineage
年譜ねんぷchronological record of a life

Example sentences

  1. 楽譜が読めなくてもピアノは弾ける。

    がくふがよめなくてもピアノはひける。

    You can play the piano even if you can't read music.

  2. 彼はこの流派の系譜に連なる画家だ。

    かれはこのりゅうはのけいふにつらなるがかだ。

    He is a painter in the lineage of this school.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • 楽譜 is がくふ, not がくぷ
  • 年譜 voices to ねんぷ, while 楽譜 does not

Memory aid

Picture it

Words 言 under 普 (universal): a universal way of writing things down — a score, or a register of a line.

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