Motif

"Motif" in Japanese

モチーフ

mochīfu

(recurring or dominant element; a theme)

モチーフ

mochīfu

(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)

モチーフ

mochīfu

(decorative figure that is repeated in a design)

主題

shudai

(recurring or dominant element; a theme)

主題

shudai

(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)

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