Lexical entry

ビオラ

biora

A stringed instrument that is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower pitch.

Arts & EntertainmentPure GairaigoSource: Italian

Meaning

A bowed string instrument, the alto of the violin family. It is larger than a violin and has a deeper, more mellow sound.

Examples

Example Sentences

ビオラはバイオリンよりも一回り大きく、深みのある音が特徴です。

びおらはばいおりんよりもひとまわりおおきく、ふかみのあるおとがとくちょうです。

The viola is slightly larger than a violin and is characterized by its deep sound.

generated example

彼女は大学のオーケストラでビオラを担当しています。

かのじょはだいがくのおーけすとらでびおらをたんとうしています。

She plays the viola in the university orchestra.

generated example

ビオラの美しい旋律がホール全体に響き渡った。

びおらのうつくしいせんりつがほーるぜんたいにひびきわたった。

The beautiful melody of the viola echoed throughout the hall.

generated example

ヴィオラダガンバ

A bowed, fretted string instrument used primarily during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

ヴィオラダモーレ

A 7- or 6-stringed baroque musical instrument of the viol family.

ビオロンチェロ

A large, four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, held between the knees.

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