盤渉ばんしき

noun

10th note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale (approx. B)

Technical term from traditional Japanese music (gagaku). Refers to a specific pitch in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) system, corresponding roughly to B in Western music. Also known as 南呂 (nanryo).

See also: 十二律 · 南呂

• 雅が楽がくでは、盤渉ばんしきは十じゅう二に律りつの第だい十じゅう音おんにあたる。

  In gagaku, banshiki is the tenth note of the twelve-tone scale.