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ホ短調 (ホたんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホ短たん調ちょう

ホ

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Meanings

1

noun

E minor

music

Musical key term. Used in classical and popular music contexts.

この曲きょくはホ短たん調ちょうで書かかれている。
This piece is written in E minor.

Kanji

短short, brevity, fault
調tune, tone, meter

Similar words

イ短たん調ちょう
A minor. The relative minor of C major, while E minor is the relative minor of G major.
ト長ちょう調ちょう
G major. The parallel major key of E minor.

Etymology

Compound of ホ (E, the musical note) and 短調 (minor key).