黄鐘おうしき

noun

8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)

Technical term from traditional Japanese music theory (gagaku). Part of the twelve-tone system (十二律). Rare outside historical or musicological contexts.

See also: 十二律 · 林鐘

• 黄鐘おうしきは十じゅう二に律りつの一ひとつで、雅が楽がくの調ちょう子しの基き準じゅんとなる音おんです。

  Ōshiki is one of the twelve pitches and serves as a reference tone for gagaku modes.