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変イ長調 (へんイちょうちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へんイ長ちょう調ちょう

Meanings

1

A-flat major

Musical key term. Used in classical and popular music contexts.

この曲きょくは変へんイ長ちょう調ちょうで書かかれている。
This piece is written in A-flat major.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
長long, leader, superior
調tune, tone, meter

Built from

イ長ちょう調ちょう

Etymology

Compound of 変 (へん, 'flat'), イ (the note A), and 長調 (ちょうちょう, 'major key').