旋せん法ぽう

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Meanings

In music theory, a mode is a type of scale with a specific pattern of intervals. The term 旋法 is used in contexts such as 教会旋法 (church modes) or 日本の旋法 (Japanese modes).

Kanji

旋rotation, go around
法method, law, rule

Related words

モード
モード is a more general loanword for 'mode' in various contexts (e.g., fashion, settings), while 旋法 is specifically the musical term.
音おん階かい
音階 means 'scale' in general; 旋法 refers to a specific type of scale with a characteristic pattern, often used in historical or ethnic music theory.

Word family· 9

短たん旋せん法ぽう
minor mode
陰いん旋せん法ぽう
hemitonic pentatonic scale
陽よう旋せん法ぽう
anhemitonic pentatonic scale
教きょう会かい旋せん法ぽう
church modes; ecclesiastical modes
ドリア旋法せんぽう
Dorian mode

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Etymology

From 旋 (せん, 'turn, revolve') and 法 (ほう, 'method, law'), likely a coined term for the Western musical concept of 'mode'. The exact derivation is uncertain.