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重変 (じゅうへん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

重じゅう変へん

Meanings

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noun

music

Music term: a symbol that lowers a note by two semitones.

この楽がく譜ふでは、シに重じゅう変へんが付ついている。
In this score, the B has a double flat.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
変unusual, change, strange

Similar words

変へん
Means 'flat' (lowers by one semitone). 重変 is 'double flat' (two semitones).
嬰えい
Means 'sharp' (raises by one semitone). Opposite direction of 変.

Etymology

Compound of 重 (juu, 'double') and 変 (hen, 'flat' in music). The reading is on'yomi.