10th note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale (approx. B)
Technical term from traditional Japanese music (gagaku). Refers to a specific pitch in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) system, corresponding roughly to B in Western music. Also known as 南呂 (nanryo).
In gagaku, banshiki is the tenth note of the twelve-tone scale.
banshiki mode (gagaku)
The term originates from Chinese music theory and was adopted into Japanese gagaku. The exact derivation of the characters is uncertain, but they are conventionally associated with this specific pitch.