(おんかい)

おんかい
noun
scale (music)
1. musical scale
A sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order.
音階(おんかい)練習(れんしゅう)する
Practice scales.
(ちょう)音階(おんかい)(たん)音階(おんかい)ある
There are major and minor scales.
ピアノ音階(おんかい)()
Play scales on the piano.

音階(おんかい) refers to a musical scale—a sequence of notes arranged in ascending or descending order by pitch.

COMMON TYPES:

  • (ちょう)音階(おんかい): major scale
  • (たん)音階(おんかい): minor scale
  • (はん)音階(おんかい): chromatic scale
  • ペンタトニック音階(おんかい): pentatonic scale

COMMON PATTERNS: