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壱越調いちこつちょう

also: いちこちちょう

Meanings

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noun

ichikotsu mode (gagaku)

music

One of the six main modes of gagaku (Japanese court music). See also 六調子.

See also: 六調子

雅が楽がくでは、壱いち越こつ調ちょうは春はるの調ちょう子しとされることがある。
In gagaku, the ichikotsu mode is sometimes considered a spring mode.

Written forms

壱越調
- いちこつちょう
  Standard kanji spelling for this gagaku mode name.
- いちこちちょう
  Alternate reading given; less common.
いちこちちょう

Kanji

壱one (in documents)
越surpass, cross over, move to
調tune, tone, meter

Similar words

六ろく調ちょう子し
六調子 refers to the set of six main gagaku modes, of which 壱越調 is one.

Etymology

The name 壱越調 is derived from the Chinese musical mode system. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is one of the traditional gagaku mode names.