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短旋法 (たんせんぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

短たん旋せん法ぽう

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Meanings

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minor mode

Music theory term referring to the minor mode or minor scale system.

この曲きょくは短たん旋せん法ぽうで書かかれている

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This piece is written in a minor mode.

Kanji

短short, brevity, fault
旋rotation, go around
法method, law, rule

Related words

長旋法ちょうせんぽう
長旋法 is the major mode, contrasting with 短旋法 (minor mode).

Built from

短たん+旋せん法ぽう

Etymology

Compound of 短 (short, minor) and 旋法 (mode, melody). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a technical music-theory word.