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陽旋法 (ようせんぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陽よう旋せん法ぽう

Meanings

1

noun

anhemitonic pentatonic scale

archaic

Archaic music term for a pentatonic scale without semitones. Compare with 陽音階.

See also: 陽音階

雅が楽がくの理り論ろん書しょには「陽よう旋せん法ぽう」という語ごが見みられる。
The term 陽旋法 appears in theoretical writings on gagaku.

Kanji

陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
旋rotation, go around
法method, law, rule

Similar words

陽よう音おん階かい
陽音階 is a related archaic term for a similar scale; 陽旋法 specifically refers to the anhemitonic pentatonic scale.

Etymology

Compound of 陽 (yō, 'yang; positive') and 旋法 (senpō, 'mode; scale'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with traditional Japanese music theory.