変へん徴ち

noun

note a semitone below the fourth degree of the pentatonic scale

Technical term in traditional Chinese and Japanese music theory. Refers to a specific pitch in the pentatonic scale, one semitone lower than the fourth degree (徴, ち).

See also: 徴 (ち)

• 雅が楽がくでは、変へん徴ちは五ご音おん音おん階かいの第だい四よん音おんより半はん音おん低ひくい音おんを指さす。

  In gagaku, henchi refers to the note a semitone below the fourth degree of the pentatonic scale.