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.
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.

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)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:16 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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