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増三和音 (zousanwaon) Japanese meaning: augmented chord | Kotomora

増ぞう三さん和わ音おん

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Meanings

1

augmented chord; augmented triad

Music theory term for a chord built from two stacked major thirds, producing an augmented fifth.

増ぞう三さん和わ音おんは、根こん音おんから第だい三さん

音おん

、

第だい

五ご

音おん

まで

が

すべて

長ちょう

三さん

度ど

で

構こう

成せい

さ

れる

。

An augmented triad is constructed with major thirds between the root, third, and fifth.

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
三three
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
音sound, noise

Related words

減げん三さん和わ音おん
減三和音 (diminished triad) is built from two minor thirds, while 増三和音 is built from two major thirds.
長ちょう三さん和わ音おん
長三和音 (major triad) has a perfect fifth, while 増三和音 has an augmented fifth.

Built from

増ぞう+三さん和わ音おん

Etymology

Compound of 増 (augmented) + 三和音 (triad), a calque from Western music theory.