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エチュード

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French étude.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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エチュード (echūdo

  1. (art) A small scale work, designed to give a painter or sculptor practice in a particular area or skill.
  2. (music) A short piece of music, designed to give a soloist performer practice in a particular area or skill.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ エチュード”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN