フォークソング

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English folk song.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フォークソング [fòókú sóꜜǹgù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɸo̞ːkɯ̟̊ sõ̞ŋɡɯ̟]

Noun

フォークソング • (fōku songu) 

1. (music) folk song (of the modern American-style "folk music" genre)

See also

• 民謡(みんよう) (min'yō): folk song (of the ordinary people)