双調
そうじょう
- (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) n music
- sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes) n music
Kanji
双
ソウ
ふた • たぐい • ならぶ • ふたつ
pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs
調
チョウ
しら.べる • しら.べ • ととの.う • ととの.える
tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate; harmonize; mediate
Synonyms
十二律
じゅうにりつ
- ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.) n
仲呂
ちゅうりょ ちゅうろ
- (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) n
- fourth lunar month n
六調子
ろくちょうし
- six main gagaku modes (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian, D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian and G Mixolydian) n music