音 程(おんてい)

おんてい

noun

pitch; musical interval

1. pitch (of a voice or instrument)

The highness or lowness of a sound, especially in terms of accuracy when singing or playing an instrument.

彼女(かのじょ)は音程(おんてい)が正確(せいかく)だ。

She has accurate pitch.

音程(おんてい)が外(はず)れている。

The pitch is off.

カラオケで音程(おんてい)を取(と)るのが難(むずか)しい曲(きょく)がある。

There are songs where it's hard to hit the right pitch at karaoke.

2. musical interval

The distance in pitch between two notes.

この二(ふた)つの音(おと)の音程(おんてい)は3度(ど)だ。

The interval between these two notes is a third.

音程(おんてい)の広(ひろ)い跳躍(ちょうやく)がこの曲(きょく)の特徴(とくちょう)だ。

Wide intervallic leaps are a characteristic of this piece.

ピアノの鍵盤(けんばん)で音程(おんてい)の違(ちが)いを確認(かくにん)した。

I checked the differences in intervals on the piano keyboard.

Musical intervals

長(ちょう)2度(ど) (major second)
短(たん)3度(ど) (minor third)
完全(かんぜん)5度(ど) (perfect fifth)
オクターブ (octave)

Related musical terms

音階(おんかい) (musical scale)
音符(おんぷ) (musical note)
調(ちょう) (key, tonality)
和音(わおん) (chord)

Common expressions

音程(おんてい)が合(あ)っている (pitch is correct)
音程(おんてい)が外(はず)れる (to be off-pitch)
音程(おんてい)を取(と)る (to hit the right pitch)
音程(おんてい)が不安定(ふあんてい) (pitch is unstable)

Note: For absolute pitch (the ability to identify or produce any pitch without reference), Japanese uses 絶対音感(ぜったいおんかん).

Related Words

Related: 音符(おんぷ) (musical note)

Related: 音階(おんかい) (musical scale)

Related: 音色(ねいろ) (tone, timbre)

Related: 和音(わおん) (chord)

Related: 調律(ちょうりつ) (tuning (musical instrument))

Compare: 音域(おんいき) (vocal range)

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Added 2026.1.19 8:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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