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減三和音 (gensanwaon) Japanese meaning: diminished chord | Kotomora

減げん三さん和わ音おん

げ

ん

さ

ん

わ

お

ん

Meanings

1

diminished chord; diminished triad

Music theory term for a chord consisting of a root, minor third, and diminished fifth.

減げん三さん和わ音おんは、根こん音おんの上うえに短

たん

三さん

度ど

と

減げん

五ご

度ど

を

重かさ

ね

た

和わ

音おん

です

。

A diminished triad is a chord built by stacking a minor third and a diminished fifth above the root.

Kanji

減dwindle, decrease, reduce
三three
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
音sound, noise

Related words

増ぞう三さん和わ音おん
増三和音 is an augmented triad (root, major third, augmented fifth), while 減三和音 is a diminished triad.
長ちょう三さん和わ音おん
長三和音 is a major triad (root, major third, perfect fifth), while 減三和音 is a diminished triad.
短たん三さん和わ音おん
短三和音 is a minor triad (root, minor third, perfect fifth), while 減三和音 is a diminished triad.

Built from

減げん+三さん和わ音おん

Etymology

Compound of 減 (gen, 'diminished') + 三和音 (sanwaon, 'triad').