墨ぼく譜ふ

noun

pitch and length marks for Buddhist chant

Specialized term used in the context of Buddhist liturgical chant (声明). Refers to notation indicating pitch and duration of syllables. The reading はかせ is a gikun reading, likely derived from 博士 (expert), but is rare.

See also: 博士 (はかせ)

• 声しょう明みょうの墨ぼく譜ふは、音おんの高こう低ていや長ながさを示しめす記き号ごうである。

  The boku-fu in shōmyō are symbols that indicate pitch and length of sounds.