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The word for //music// in Japanese is 音楽 (//ongaku//), combining the kanji 音 ("on"//sound//) with the kanji 楽 ("gaku" //fun//, //comfort//) The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern Japan is the second largest music market in the world, behind the United States and most of the market is dominated by Japanese artists.

Local music often appears at karaoke venues, which is on lease from the record labels. Traditional Japanese music is quite different from Western Music and is based on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing.

Like any other country there are many children's songs. Write down the lyrics for two Japanese children's songs in both English and Japanese.

[|Japanese Children's Songs]

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