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変ホ短調 (henhotanchou) Japanese meaning: E-flat minor | Kotomora

変へんホ短たん調ちょう

Meanings

1

E-flat minor

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

この曲きょくは変へんホ短たん調ちょうで書かかれている。
This piece is written in E-flat minor.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
短short, brevity, fault
調tune, tone, meter

Built from

ホ短たん調ちょう

Etymology

Compound of 変 (へん, 'flat'), ホ (the note E), and 短調 (たんちょう, 'minor key').