サキソホン

Japanese

サキソホン (sakisohon): a saxophone.

Alternative forms

サクソフォン (sakusofon)
サクソフォーン (sakusofōn)

Etymology

Borrowed from English saxophone.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) サキソホン [sàkísóꜜhòǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠kʲi̥so̞hõ̞ɴ]

Noun

サキソホン • (sakisohon)

(music) saxophone

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

サックス (sakkusu)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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