Japanese

バイオリン (baiorin): a violin.

Alternative forms

• ヴァイオリン ‎(vaiorin)

Noun

バイオリン ‎(romaji baiorin)

1. (music) a violin

Usage notes

The ヴァイオリン ‎(vaiorin) spelling is less common, in part because the /v/ sound does not exist in native Japanese terms, and many Japanese speakers find this difficult to pronounce.

Synonyms

• 提琴 (ていきん) ‎(teikin)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3