全ぜん音おん

noun

whole tone; whole step

Music term for an interval of two semitones. Used in contexts such as scales, intervals, and tuning.

• 全ぜん音おんと半はん音おんの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between a whole tone and a semitone.

• このメロディーは全ぜん音おんで上あがっていく。

  This melody goes up by whole steps.