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I

[合唱] *chorus

【C】合唱(曲)；(歌の)合唱部分；(軽音楽曲の)コーラス∥ a mixed chorus 混声合唱.

¶→合唱曲

◇→合唱の

◇→合唱する

II

[合掌] ¶→合掌する

¶～造りの家

a house with a rafter roof.

合唱
chorus
singing in a chorus
合掌
pressing one's hands together in prayer

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I

がっしょう【合唱】

*chorus

〖C〗合唱(曲)；(歌の)合唱部分；(軽音楽曲の)コーラス

a mixed chorus 混声合唱.

¶ → 合唱曲

◇ → 合唱の

◇ → 合唱する

II

がっしょう【合掌】

¶ → 合掌する

¶～造りの家

a house with a rafter roof.

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I

がっしょう【合従】

an alliance 《of states against a powerful enemy》.

合従策 a policy of combining 《against a powerful enemy》.

合従連衡 resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient.

II

がっしょう【合唱】

1 〔声を合わせて歌ったり唱えたりすること〕 singing together [in unison, in chorus]; 〔歌･声〕 (a) chorus. [⇒せいしょう⁶]

～する 〔歌を〕 sing together; sing in unison; 〔言葉などを〕 chant [recite] in unison.

●みんなそろって校歌を合唱した. We all sang the school song together. | We all joined in [joined in singing] the school song.

●万歳の合唱が群衆の間から起こった. A chorus of banzais went up from the people.

●「帰れ, 帰れ」の大合唱にもめげず彼は演説を続けた. Ignoring the choruses of “Go home!” he continued his speech.

●野党を挙げての反対の大合唱の中, その法案は廃案となった. Amid a chorus of protests from all the opposition parties, the bill died before coming to a vote.

2 〔声部に分かれて歌うこと〕 ensemble singing; choral singing; 〔歌〕 (a) chorus.

～する do choral [ensemble] singing; sing in (a) chorus [choir].

●私たちは「隅田川」を二部に分かれて合唱した. We sang Sumidagawa in two parts.

●100 人の合唱 a choir of 100 voices

・『交響曲第 9 番合唱付き』 〔曲名〕 Beethoven's 9th [ninth] (symphony); the Choral Symphony.

●合唱の伴奏 choral accompaniment; accompaniment to [for] a chorus.

●合唱を指揮する conduct a chorus [choir].

混声合唱 a mixed chorus.

男声[女声]合唱 a men's [women's] chorus; a male [female] chorus.

二部[三部, 四部]合唱 a two-part [three-part, four-part] chorus.

合唱曲 a choral song [piece]; a song [piece] for chorus [choir]; a chorus; 〔特に器楽なしの〕 a part-song.

●男声合唱曲 a song [chorus, piece] for men's [male] voices.

合唱劇 a choral drama.

合唱コンクール a choral competition.

合唱指揮者 a conductor of a chorus [choir]; a choirmaster; 《英》 a chorusmaster.

合唱隊 〔聖歌隊〕 a (church) choir; 〔合唱団〕 ⇒合唱団.

合唱隊員 〔聖歌隊員〕 a member of [a singer in] a (church) choir; 〔子供の〕 a chorister.

合唱隊長 a choirmaster.

合唱団 a chorus; a choir; a choral society; a choral group.

●児童[少年少女]合唱団 a children's choir.

合唱団員 a member of [a singer in] a chorus [choir].

III

がっしょう【合掌】

〔両手を合わせること〕 putting the palms of one's hands together (in prayer); putting palm to palm.

～する put (the palms of) one's hands together; join one's hands in prayer.

●合掌して with (the palms of) one's hands together (in prayer)

・合掌して一礼する put (the palms of) one's hands together and make a bow

・仏前で静かに合掌する quietly put one's hands together in front of a Buddhist altar

・日本人には食前に[謝るときに]合掌する人がいる. When apologizing [Before taking a meal] some Japanese press their palms together.

合掌泳ぎ 〔和式泳法〕 a style of treading water, with the palms of the hands held together.

合掌造り 【建】 a traditional style of Japanese architecture with a thatched roof supported on steep-angled principal rafters.

●合掌造りの家 a house with a steep thatched rafter roof.

合掌ひねり 【相撲】 a clasped hand twist-down; a sumo throw in which a wrestler puts both hands around his opponent's neck and twists him down. [⇒すもう (さし絵)]