応おう鐘しょう

noun

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.

See also: 十二律 · 上無

• 応おう鐘しょうは、中ちゅう国ごくの十じゅう二に律りつで最もっとも高たかい音おんとされる。

  Ōshō is considered the highest pitch in the Chinese twelve-tone system.

noun

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.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、応おう鐘しょうは十じゅう月がつを指さす雅が語ごだった。

  In the old lunar calendar, ōshō was an elegant term for the tenth month.