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重変 (じゅうへん, juuhen) Japanese meaning: double flat | Kotomora

重じゅう変へん

Meanings

1

Music term: a symbol that lowers a note by two semitones.

この楽がく譜ふでは、シに重じゅう変へんが付ついている。
In this score, the B has a double flat.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
変unusual, change, strange

Related words

変へん
Means 'flat' (lowers by one semitone). 重変 is 'double flat' (two semitones).
嬰えい
Means 'sharp' (raises by one semitone). Opposite direction of 変.

Word family

重じゅう変へん記き号ごう

double flat (symbol)

Etymology

Compound of 重 (juu, 'double') and 変 (hen, 'flat' in music). The reading is on'yomi.