林りん鐘しょう

noun

8th note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. A)

Technical term from the ancient Chinese 十二律 (twelve-pitch) system. Used in historical musicology and related classical texts.

See also: 黄鐘 (おうしき) · 十二律

• 林りん鐘しょうは十じゅう二に律りつの第だい八はち音おんにあたる。

  Rinshō is the eighth note of the twelve-pitch scale.

noun

sixth lunar month

Archaic name for the sixth month of the lunar calendar, derived from the corresponding pitch in the 十二律 system. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは六ろく月がつを林りん鐘しょうと呼よぶことがある。

  In the old lunar calendar, the sixth month is sometimes called rinshō.