ボーカリスト

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ヴォーカリスト

Etymology

From English vocalist.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーカリ [bòókáríꜜsùtò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːka̠ɾʲisɨ̥to̞]

Noun

ボーカリスト • (bōkarisuto

  1. vocalist

Usage notes

This and シンガー (shingā) usually used for singers of contemporary music like J-pop. For classical music, 歌手(かしゅ) (kashu) is more common.

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