音頭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
音 頭
おん
Grade: 1 		と > ど
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おんど [óꜜǹdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ndo̞]

Noun

音(おん)頭(ど) • (ondo) 

  1. the person who sings first to set the tone, akin to a cantor, but non-liturgical
  2. (metaphorically) a person who takes the lead and whom many others then follow
  3. a type of Japanese folk song, as well as a large dance performed by many people to accompany that song
  4. toastmaster
    乾杯(かんぱい)の音頭(おんど)で祝勝(しゅくしょう)会(かい)が始(はじ)まる
    kanpai no ondo de shukushō-kai ga hajimaru
    He opens the victory celebration as the toastmaster

Derived terms

  • 音頭(おんど)を取(と)る (ondo o toru)

References

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