ハープ

See also: ハーフ and ハーブ

Japanese

Etymology

From English harp.

Pronunciation

Noun

ハープ • (hāpu) 

  1. a harp (musical instrument)
    • 1999 July 5, “ハープの精(せい) [Spirit of the Harp]”, in Vol.2, Konami:
      天(てん)界(かい)でハープをかなでる精(せい)霊(れい)。その音(ね)色(いろ)はまわりの心(こころ)をなごます。
      Tenkai de hāpu o kanaderu seirei. Sono neiro wa mawari no kokoro o nagomasu.
      A spirit who plays the harp in heaven. Her melody soothes the frantic mind.
    • 1999 July 5, “ミューズの天(てん)使(し) [Muse Angel]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:
      芸(げい)術(じゅつ)家(か)の天(てん)使(し)。特(とく)にハープの演(えん)奏(そう)は、右(みぎ)に出(で)る者(もの)はいない。
      Geijutsuka no tenshi. Toku ni hāpu no ensō wa, migi ni deru mono wa inai.
      An angelic artist who is so masterful with the harp, no one ever can outperform her.

Synonyms
  • 竪(たて)琴(ごと) (tategoto)

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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