六ろく調ちょう子し

noun

six main gagaku modes

Technical term in traditional Japanese court music (gagaku). Refers to the six primary modes: three ryo scales (equivalent to A Dorian, B Dorian, E Dorian) and three ritsu scales (equivalent to D Mixolydian, E Mixolydian, G Mixolydian).

• 雅が楽がくでは六ろく調ちょう子しが基き本ほんの音おん階かいとして使つかわれる。

  In gagaku, the six main modes are used as the fundamental scales.