12th note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. C♯)
Technical term from ancient Chinese music theory, corresponding to the 12th pitch of the 十二律 (shí'èr lǜ) system. Rare outside historical or musicological contexts.
Ōshō is considered the highest pitch in the Chinese twelve-tone system.
tenth month of the lunar calendar
Archaic term for the tenth month of the traditional lunar calendar, associated with the musical note 応鐘 in the Chinese correlative cosmology. Not used in modern Japanese.
In the old lunar calendar, ōshō was an elegant term for the tenth month.
From Chinese 應鐘 / 应钟 (yìngzhōng), a term in ancient Chinese music theory. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.