サクソフォン

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English saxophone.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) フォン [sàkúsóꜜfòǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kɯ̟̊so̞ɸõ̞ɴ]

Noun

サクソフォン • (sakusofon

  1. (music) saxophone

Usage notes

The form サキソホン (sakisohon) appears to be more common.

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN