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歌謡曲 (かようきょく, kayoukyoku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “popular song”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
父は 歌謡 曲のレコードをたくさん 持っている
My father has a lot of pop records.
作詞家と作曲家によって作られた歌謡曲は、結合著作物です。
A popular song created by a songwriter and a composer is a combined work.
童謡・唱歌には3/4今様、歌謡曲には5/4今様の形式も多い。
Not a few children's songs and songs for school music classes are imayo of three-four time, and not a few popular songs are imayo of five-four time.
岡本一平作詞（作詞著作権消滅）、飯田信夫作曲で、徳山璉が歌った歌謡曲の名前である。
It is a name of a pop song with lyrics written by Ippei OKAMOTO (out of copyright for the lyrics) and music by Nobuo IIDA, and sung by Tamaki TOKUYAMA.
ワタナベエンターテインメント所属の歌手に代表される）洋楽指向の歌謡曲と人気を二分した。
The popularity was split between enka and western music-oriented kayo kyoku (typically sung by singers in Watanabe Entertainment Co., Ltd.).
日本の歌謡曲（流行歌）の起源については、川上音二郎などの演説歌＝演歌とする説が有力である。
As for the origin of kayokyoku (Japanese popular songs, distinguished from J-pop), a leading theory advocated by Otojiro KAWAKAMI is that it originated from enzetsu-ka (literally, speech songs, political satire taking the form of songs) which developed into enka.
とはいえ上記の特徴をもってしても、演歌とそれ以外のジャンル（歌謡曲など）を明確に分類することは難しい。
Even with the characteristics described above, however, it is difficult to clearly distinguish the enka from other genres (such as kayo kyoku - Japanese popular songs with ballads).（
その後、カラオケボックスとなり、学生までその対象が広がると、歌謡曲やヒット曲、そして洋楽へと音源は広がった。
After that, when the karaoke box emerged and students were targeted, the music source range included popular songs, hit songs, and Western music.
収録曲は懐メロや歌謡曲、演歌など高年層好みが中心のものも多く、若年層が中心のJ-POPが少なめであったが、最近は増加傾向にある。
Many of them mainly contained 'natsumero' (nostalgic popular songs), popular songs, and enka favored by old generations and few of J-pops favored by young people, and J-pop songs are increasing recently.
歌謡曲は世相を反映する. Popular songs reflect the social conditions (of the day).私はカラオケで歌謡曲を歌います。
I will sing that popular song at karaoke.
新聞は世相を反映する. The press is the mirror of society.歌謡曲は世相を反映する. Popular songs reflect the social conditions (of the day).実力主義的な世相の中で翻弄されていった。
The rule of force reigned and toyed with the fortunes of the hikan common folk.
需要は供給に反映する. The demand is reflected in the supply.新聞は世相を反映する. The press is the mirror of society.歌謡曲は世相を反映する. Popular songs reflect the social conditions (of the day).自然は神を映す鏡である. Nature is the glass reflecting God.新聞は世論を反映する。
The newspaper reflects public opinion.