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下属音 (kazokuon) Japanese meaning: subdominant | Kotomora

下か属ぞく音おん

か

ぞ

く

お

ん

Meanings

1

subdominant

In music theory, the fourth scale degree; the note a perfect fifth below the tonic.

ハ長ちょう調ちょうの下か属ぞく音おんはファです。

Kanji

下below, down, descend
属belong, genus, subordinate official
音sound, noise

Related words

主しゅ音おん
主音 is the tonic (first scale degree), while 下属音 is the subdominant (fourth scale degree).
属ぞく音おん
属音 is the dominant (fifth scale degree), while 下属音 is the subdominant (fourth scale degree).

The subdominant of C major is F.

Built from

下か+属ぞく音おん

Etymology

Compound of 下 (sub-) + 属 (belonging) + 音 (sound/note), a calque from Western music terminology.