also: たいろ
second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D♯)
Technical term in traditional East Asian music theory; part of the 十二律 (twelve pitches).
Archaic name for the twelfth month of the lunar calendar; rarely used in modern Japanese.
旧暦では、大呂は十二月を指す。
In the old lunar calendar, 大呂 refers to the twelfth month.
大呂 is one of the twelve pitches of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale, said to be close to D♯ in Western music.
Standard kanji form for both senses; reading たいりょ is more common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
From Chinese 大呂 (dàlǚ), originally a pitch name in ancient Chinese music theory, later also used to denote the twelfth lunar month.