ハ音おん記き号ごう

ハ

お

ん

き

ご

う

Meanings

1

noun

C clef

music

A musical clef that indicates the position of middle C on a staff. Used in music notation.

ト音おん記き号ごう
G clef (treble clef), which indicates the position of G above middle C.
ヘ音おん記き号ごう
F clef (bass clef), which indicates the position of F below middle C.

Compound of ハ (ha, the musical note C) + 音 (on, 'sound') + 記号 (kigō, 'symbol'). The note name ハ comes from the iroha ordering system.