Japanese symbol for “musicianship”

音楽性

おんがくせい

Romaji: ongakusei

musicianship

In Japanese, musicianship is 音楽性, read おんがくせい (ongakusei).

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Meanings

n musicianship

Kanji and stroke order

音

sound, noise

on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね

9 strokes · JLPT 3

楽

music, comfort, ease

on: ガク、ラク、ゴウ
kun: たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む

13 strokes · JLPT 3

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
音楽	おんがく ongaku	music
音声	おんせい onsei	voice; speech
録音	ろくおん rokuon	(audio) recording
本音	ほんね honne	real intention; motive; true opinion
騒音	そうおん souon	noise; din
発音	はつおん hatsuon	pronunciation
楽しみ	たのしみ tanoshimi	enjoyment; pleasure; amusement
倶楽部	クラブ kurabu	club; fraternity; sorority
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.