五ご音いん

noun

pentatonic scale

Refers to the five-note scale used in traditional Japanese music, corresponding to the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale (宮, 商, 角, 徴, 羽).

• 日に本ほんの伝でん統とう音おん楽がくでは五ご音いん音おん階かいがよく使つかわれる。

  The pentatonic scale is often used in traditional Japanese music.

• 五ご音いんは宮きゅう・商しょう・角かく・徴ち・羽うの五いつつの音おとから成なる。

  The pentatonic scale consists of the five notes: gong, shang, jiao, zhi, and yu.