genre

/ˈʒɑːnrə/

Syllables gen·re

Stress GEN-re

Phonics Breakdown

gen

/ʒɑːn/

soft g

re

/rə/

schwa

Meaning

a category or type of art, music, literature, or film

Sound Reference

💡

ʒ=/ʒ/(vision) + ar=/ɑː/(car) + re=/rə/(teacher)

Example

Jazz is my favorite music genre.