作曲

さっきょく

composition (of music)

What does 作曲 mean?

作曲 is a Japanese noun meaning composition (of music) in English. It is written as 作曲 in kanji, さっきょく in hiragana, and sakkyoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この音楽はバッハによって作曲された。

This music was composed by Bach.