懐メロ
Japanese
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懐 |
なつ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Blend of 懐かしい (natsukashii, “nostalgic, dear”) + メロディー (merodī, “melody, song, tune”), as a shortening of the phrase 「懐かしのメロディー」 (Natsukashi no Merodī), the name of a radio program broadcast by NHK from 1945 through 1955.[1][2][3]
Usage notes
This generally refers to music of 20-40 years before the present, roughly similar to the English term oldie.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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