音階 (おんかい, onkai) Japanese meaning: musical scale | KotomoraLet's try playing the C major scale on the piano.
This piece is written in a pentatonic scale.
Usage patterns
音階を弾くto play a scale (on an instrument)
I practiced playing scales on the piano.
音階を練習するto practice scales
I practice scales every day before playing pieces.
〈物〉の音階で歌うto sing in a certain scale/key
This song is sung in a minor scale.
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hemitonic pentatonic scale
anhemitonic pentatonic scale
heptatonic scale; seven-note scale
pentatonic scale
whole-tone scale
