"音階" meaning in Japanese

See 音階 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 音階 [canonical] (ruby: (おん), (かい)), onkai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|おんかい}} 音(おん)階(かい) • (onkai)
  1. musical scale Derived forms: 五音音階: pentatonic scale, 全音階: diatonic scale, 半音階: chromatic scale, 長音階: major scale, 短音階: minor scale, 旋律的短音階: melodic minor scale, 和声的短音階: harmonic minor scale
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          "おん"
        ],
        [
          "階",
          "かい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "onkai",
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      ]
    }
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    }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "五音音階: pentatonic scale"
        },
        {
          "word": "全音階: diatonic scale"
        },
        {
          "word": "半音階: chromatic scale"
        },
        {
          "word": "長音階: major scale"
        },
        {
          "word": "短音階: minor scale"
        },
        {
          "word": "旋律的短音階: melodic minor scale"
        },
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          "word": "和声的短音階: harmonic minor scale"
        }
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        "musical scale"
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    }
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}
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    {
      "word": "五音音階: pentatonic scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "全音階: diatonic scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "半音階: chromatic scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "長音階: major scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "短音階: minor scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "旋律的短音階: melodic minor scale"
    },
    {
      "word": "和声的短音階: harmonic minor scale"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "音階",
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        [
          "音",
          "おん"
        ],
        [
          "階",
          "かい"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "onkai",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "音階"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 音階 meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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