双そう調じょう

noun

6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G)

Technical term in Japanese music theory; corresponds roughly to G in the Western scale. Used in the context of the ancient chromatic scale (十二律).

See also: 十二律 · 仲呂

• 双そう調じょうは十じゅう二に律りつの第だい六ろく音おんにあたる。

  Sōjō is the sixth note of the twelve-tone chromatic scale.

noun

sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)

Refers to a specific mode in gagaku (Japanese court music). One of the six main modes (六調子).

See also: 六調子

• 雅が楽がくでは双そう調じょうの曲きょくがいくつか演えん奏そうされる。