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Browse Japanese loanwords in Arts & Entertainment.

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アーキテクチャ

aakitekucha

Arts & Entertainment

Architecture; the design or style of buildings.

アーティスト

aatisuto

Arts & Entertainment

A person who works in the arts or music.

アート

aato

Arts & Entertainment

Art as a creative field or artistic work.

アールデコ

aarudeko

Arts & Entertainment

A decorative style from the early 20th century.

アールヌーボー

aarunuuboo

Arts & Entertainment

An artistic style characterized by flowing, ornamental lines.

アイドル

aidoru

Arts & Entertainment

A pop performer marketed as an idealized celebrity with a devoted fan base.

アイビールック

aibiirukku

Arts & Entertainment

A clothing style inspired by Ivy League fashion.

アカペラ

akapera

Arts & Entertainment

Music performed without instrumental accompaniment.

アコースティック

akoosutikku

Arts & Entertainment

Acoustic, especially in music or for an acoustic instrument.

アクロバット

akurobatto

Arts & Entertainment

A circus or stage performer skilled in acrobatics; also the art or practice of acrobatic feats.

アコーディオン

akoodion

Arts & Entertainment

A portable keyboard instrument with bellows.

アダージョ

adaajo

Arts & Entertainment

A slow tempo marking in music.

アダルト

adaruto

Arts & Entertainment

An adult; also used for pornographic or explicit content.

アッチェレランド

acchiererando

Arts & Entertainment

A musical direction to gradually speed up.

アトラクション

atorakushon

Arts & Entertainment

An amusement or entertainment attraction.

アトリエ

atorie

Arts & Entertainment

A studio or workshop, especially for artistic work.

アドリブ

adoribu

Arts & Entertainment

Done spontaneously, without preparation.

アニメ

anime

Arts & Entertainment

Japanese animation; an animated film or series.

アニメーション

animeeshon

Arts & Entertainment

Animation; an animated film or cartoon.

アバンギャルド

abangyarudo

Arts & Entertainment

An innovative or experimentally modern style, especially in art and culture.

アバンゲール

abangeeru

Arts & Entertainment

A term connected with pre-war, especially pre-World-War I, artistic or intellectual currents.

アミューズメント

amyuuzumento

Arts & Entertainment

Amusement or entertainment.

アラベスク

arabesuku

Arts & Entertainment

A decorative motif or style with flowing, ornamental curves.

アリア

aria

Arts & Entertainment

A solo vocal piece in opera or other classical works.

アルト

aruto

Arts & Entertainment

The lower female vocal range, or the music part written for it.

アルバム

arubamu

Arts & Entertainment

A collection of songs, photos, or similar items in one volume or release.

アルペジオ

arupejio

Arts & Entertainment

A chord played as separate, consecutive notes.

アレグレット

areguretto

Arts & Entertainment

A moderately quick musical tempo, slightly slower than allegro.

アレグロ

areguro

Arts & Entertainment

A fast musical tempo marking.

アレンジ

arenji

Arts & Entertainment

To arrange, adapt, or give a new interpretation to something.

アングラ

angura

Arts & Entertainment

An abbreviation-like loanword for underground, alternative, unofficial, or shady things.

アンコール

ankooru

Arts & Entertainment

A repeat performance or return appearance after the main act.

アンサンブル

ansanburu

Arts & Entertainment

A musical group playing together, or coordinated clothing.

アンソロジー

ansorojii

Arts & Entertainment

A collected volume of selected works, usually literary pieces.

アンダンテ

andante

Arts & Entertainment

A moderate walking tempo in music.

アンダンティーノ

andantiino

Arts & Entertainment

A tempo marking slightly faster than andante.

アンダンテカンタービレ

andantekantaabire

Arts & Entertainment

A musical direction meaning in an andante style, with a singing quality.

アンチテアトル

anchiteatoru

Arts & Entertainment

A rejection of conventional theater.

アンチロマン

anchiroman

Arts & Entertainment

A novel that rejects conventional narrative or literary norms.

アンデパンダン

andepandan

Arts & Entertainment

An independent artists' society or an exhibition held without jurors or prizes.

アンプロンプチュ

anpuronpuchu

Arts & Entertainment

Something done or performed without preparation.

イラスト

irasuto

Arts & Entertainment

A drawing or picture, especially one made to explain or decorate something.

イラストレーター

irasutoreetaa

Arts & Entertainment

A person who makes illustrations.

イリュージョン

iryuujon

Arts & Entertainment

An illusion or deceptive effect, especially in performance or entertainment.

インダストリアル

indasutoriaru

Arts & Entertainment

Industrial in style, design, or manufacturing context.

イントロ

intoro

Arts & Entertainment

A short introduction or opening segment.

インパクト

inpakuto

Arts & Entertainment

An impact, effect, or strong impression.

ウエスタン

uesutan

Arts & Entertainment

A Western film genre or country-and-western music.

ウェディングドレス

wedingudoresu

Arts & Entertainment

A dress worn by a bride at a wedding.

ウォーターカラー

wootaakaraa

Arts & Entertainment

A painting technique that uses water-based pigments.

ウクレレ

ukurere

Arts & Entertainment

A small four-stringed guitar-like instrument.

エクストラ

ekusutora

Arts & Entertainment

An extra in a film, or something additional.

エクリチュール

ekurichuuru

Arts & Entertainment

Writing as a literary or stylistic mode of expression.

エコールドパリ

ekoorudopari

Arts & Entertainment

A modern art movement associated with Paris-based artists.

エスキス

esukisu

Arts & Entertainment

A sketch or rough drawing, especially in art or design.

エスプリヌーボー

esupurinuuboo

Arts & Entertainment

A new spirit or modernizing artistic outlook.

エチュード

echuudo

Arts & Entertainment

A study piece, especially in music; also a study or trial work in other arts.

エッセイ

essei

Arts & Entertainment

A short prose composition on a topic.

エッチング

ecchingu

Arts & Entertainment

The process or result of etching.

エディション

edishon

Arts & Entertainment

A particular version or issue of a published work.

エトワール

etowaaru

Arts & Entertainment

A star performer, especially on stage or in ballet.

エピソード

episoodo

Arts & Entertainment

An episode, anecdote, or short illustrative scene.

エピック

epikku

Arts & Entertainment

An epic work or a grand, heroic style.

エレキ

ereki

Arts & Entertainment

An electric guitar, or more rarely, electricity.

エレキギター

erekigitaa

Arts & Entertainment

An electric guitar.

エレジー

erejii

Arts & Entertainment

An elegy; a mournful poem or song.

エンターテイナー

entaateinaa

Arts & Entertainment

A performer or show business personality who entertains an audience.

エンターテインメント

entaateinmento

Arts & Entertainment

Entertainment or amusements for an audience.

エンディング

endingu

Arts & Entertainment

The ending or final part of a work or sequence.

エンド

endo

Arts & Entertainment

The end or final point of something.

オーケストラ

ookesutora

Arts & Entertainment

A large ensemble of musicians who perform classical or arranged music.

オーディション

oodishon

Arts & Entertainment

A performance or test to be selected for a role or position.

オートクチュール

ootokuchuuru

Arts & Entertainment

High-end custom fashion design and dressmaking.

オード

oodo

Arts & Entertainment

A lyrical poem or song expressing praise or emotion.

オーバーアクション

oobaaakushon

Arts & Entertainment

Overacting; exaggerated or unnatural acting.

オープニング

oopuningu

Arts & Entertainment

The opening part of a show or the music used there.

オープンセット

oopunsetto

Arts & Entertainment

A set or stage space that is open to the air or exposed to the outside.

オーボエ

ooboe

Arts & Entertainment

A double-reed woodwind instrument.

オールスターキャスト

oorusutaakyasuto

Arts & Entertainment

A cast made up of many famous or highly regarded performers.

オイディプス

oidipusu

Arts & Entertainment

The mythological king of Thebes in Greek legend.

オクターブ

okutaabu

Arts & Entertainment

An interval spanning eight notes in music.

オケ

oke

Arts & Entertainment

Abbreviation of orchestra.

オスカー

osukaa

Arts & Entertainment

The Academy Award, or the Oscar.

オブジェ

obujie

Arts & Entertainment

A decorative art object or showpiece.

オブリガート

oburigaato

Arts & Entertainment

A required musical part, especially a prominent instrumental line.

オペラ

opera

Arts & Entertainment

A dramatic musical work, usually sung throughout and staged with orchestra.

オペラコミック

operakomikku

Arts & Entertainment

A French comic opera genre that mixes sung and spoken elements.

オペレッタ

operetta

Arts & Entertainment

A light opera with spoken dialogue and musical numbers.

オムニバス

omunibasu

Arts & Entertainment

A collected or omnibus work; sometimes a compilation edition or program.

オラトリオ

oratorio

Arts & Entertainment

A large-scale vocal work, usually sacred, for soloists, choir, and orchestra.

オルガン

orugan

Arts & Entertainment

A keyboard musical instrument with pipes or reeds.

カーニバル

kaanibaru

Arts & Entertainment

A festive season occurring before Lent, or a public festival with parades and music.

カデンツ

kadentsu

Arts & Entertainment

A cadence in music; a phrase-ending harmonic close.

カデンツァ

kadentsua

Arts & Entertainment

A solo ornamental passage, usually near the end of a piece or movement.

カバー

kabaa

Arts & Entertainment

A cover, covering, or cover version; also to cover or compensate for something.

カプリッチオ

kapuricchio

Arts & Entertainment

A capriccio or caprice, especially in music.

カメラマン

kameraman

Arts & Entertainment

A person who works with a camera, especially for photography or film.

カリヨン

kariyon

Arts & Entertainment

A set of tuned bells played from a keyboard or by a mechanism.

カルテット

karutetto

Arts & Entertainment

A group of four performers or a composition for four instruments or voices.

カンカン

kankan

Arts & Entertainment

A high-energy French-style dance.

カンタータ

kantaata

Arts & Entertainment

A vocal musical work with instrumental accompaniment, usually in several movements.

カンタービレ

kantaabire

Arts & Entertainment

In a smooth, singing style; used as a musical term.

カンツォーネ

kantsuoone

Arts & Entertainment

A song, especially a lyrical Italian-style song or piece.

ガボット

gabotto

Arts & Entertainment

A gavotte, a traditional dance and dance tune.

ガメラン

gameran

Arts & Entertainment

A traditional Indonesian ensemble of percussion instruments.

キークラブ

kiikurabu

Arts & Entertainment

A nightclub that admits only selected or paying members.

キッチュ

kicchu

Arts & Entertainment

Kitsch; tacky or overly sentimental style.

キャスティング

kyasutingu

Arts & Entertainment

Casting for roles; also casting in fishing.

キャスト

kyasuto

Arts & Entertainment

The cast of a performance; also casting in fishing or computing.

キャッチフレーズ

kyacchifureezu

Arts & Entertainment

A short, memorable phrase associated with a person, work, or campaign.

キャットウォーク

kyattowooku

Arts & Entertainment

A raised walkway, especially the runway at a fashion show.

キャバレー

kyabaree

Arts & Entertainment

A cabaret; a nightclub or performance venue with songs, dance, or comedy.

キャプション

kyapushon

Arts & Entertainment

Text that identifies or explains an image, scene, or video segment.

キャラクター

kyarakutaa

Arts & Entertainment

A character, personality, or disposition; especially a fictional character.

キャロル

kyaroru

Arts & Entertainment

A carol; a festive song.

キュー

kyuu

Arts & Entertainment

A signal or prompt, or the stick used in billiards and pool.

キュービズム

kyuubizumu

Arts & Entertainment

A modern art movement that uses geometric forms and multiple viewpoints.

キューピッド

kyuupiddo

Arts & Entertainment

The Roman god of love, often depicted as a winged boy with a bow and arrows.

ギター

gitaa

Arts & Entertainment

A guitar, the stringed musical instrument.

ギタリスト

gitarisuto

Arts & Entertainment

A person who plays the guitar, especially professionally.

ギニョール

ginyooru

Arts & Entertainment

A puppet operated by hand.

ギャグ

gyagu

Arts & Entertainment

A joke or comic gag.

ギャラリー

gyararii

Arts & Entertainment

A gallery, corridor, or audience area.

クイーン

kuiin

Arts & Entertainment

A queen, including the chess piece and the highest female title in karuta.

クインテット

kuintetto

Arts & Entertainment

A group or piece for five performers.

クライマックス

kuraimakkusu

Arts & Entertainment

The peak or most intense point of a story, event, or situation.

クライムストーリー

kuraimusutoorii

Arts & Entertainment

A story, novel, or film centered on crime.

クラシカル

kurashikaru

Arts & Entertainment

Classical, especially in style or music-related usage.

クラシック

kurashikku

Arts & Entertainment

A shortened loanword for classical music, and by extension something classic or part of the classics.

クラフト

kurafuto

Arts & Entertainment

A craft, the act of crafting, or a handmade article.

クランクアップ

kurankuappu

Arts & Entertainment

The end of filming for a movie or TV production.

クランクイン

kurankuin

Arts & Entertainment

The start of filming or shooting on a production.

クリエイター

kurieitaa

Arts & Entertainment

A creator, especially someone who makes content or works in a creative field.

クレアトゥール

kureatuuru

Arts & Entertainment

A designer, especially one working in haute couture.

クレッシェンド

kuresshiendo

Arts & Entertainment

A gradual increase in loudness in music.

クロスワード

kurosuwaado

Arts & Entertainment

A word puzzle with intersecting answers in a grid.

クワイア

kuwaia

Arts & Entertainment

A group of singers who perform together.

グラデーション

guradeeshon

Arts & Entertainment

A graduated or tapered haircut; by extension, gradation.

グラビア

gurabia

Arts & Entertainment

A gravure photo or print, especially in magazines.

グランデ

gurande

Arts & Entertainment

Grand; impressive in scale or style.

グランドピアノ

gurandopiano

Arts & Entertainment

A large piano with horizontal strings and a full concert frame.

グリークラブ

guriikurabu

Arts & Entertainment

A singing group, especially a school or amateur choir.

グループサウンズ

guruupusaunzu

Arts & Entertainment

A Japanese rock band style from the 1960s.

グロ

guro

Arts & Entertainment

A clipped colloquial form meaning grotesque.

グロテスク

gurotesuku

Arts & Entertainment

Grotesque, bizarre, or stylistically grotesque.

ケンタウロス

kentaurosu

Arts & Entertainment

A centaur; a creature with a human upper body and a horse body.

コーダ

kooda

Arts & Entertainment

The closing passage of a piece of music.

コーディネート

koodineeto

Arts & Entertainment

A coordinated arrangement, especially of clothes or furnishings.

コーラス

koorasu

Arts & Entertainment

A chorus or choir, especially in music.

コールユーブンゲン

kooruyuubungen

Arts & Entertainment

Vocal exercises used for choir training.

コスチューム

kosuchuumu

Arts & Entertainment

A costume or outfit worn for a performance, event, or role.

コックドール

kokkudooru

Arts & Entertainment

A French phrase or title meaning 'golden rooster'.

コマーシャル

komaasharu

Arts & Entertainment

An advertisement made for broadcast media.

コマーシャルソング

komaasharusongu

Arts & Entertainment

A short song used in advertising.

コマーシャルフィルム

komaasharufirumu

Arts & Entertainment

A commercial shown on television.

コミカル

komikaru

Arts & Entertainment

Funny or comic in manner.

コミック

komikku

Arts & Entertainment

Comic, comics, a comic book, or by extension something comical.

コミックス

komikkusu

Arts & Entertainment

Comic books or comics as a medium.

コメディ

komedi

Arts & Entertainment

Comedy; a humorous performance or work.

コラージュ

koraaju

Arts & Entertainment

An artwork made by assembling different materials or images.

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