1.
melody; rhythm; musicality
The melodic or rhythmic quality of music, speech, or poetry.
美しい音律が響く。
Beautiful melodies resound.
この詩には独特の音律がある。
This poem has a distinctive rhythm.
日本語の俳句は五七五の音律で構成されている。
Japanese haiku are composed in a 5-7-5 rhythm.
2.
musical temperament; tuning system
A technical term in music theory referring to the system of dividing the octave into intervals (e.g., equal temperament, just intonation).
ピアノの音律を調整する。
To adjust the tuning of a piano.
バロック音楽と現代の音楽では音律が異なる。
Baroque music and modern music use different tuning systems.
平均律は最も一般的な音律の一つだ。
Equal temperament is one of the most common tuning systems.
FORMATION:
音 (sound) + 律 (rule, rhythm).
USAGE:
Sense 1 is used broadly for the musical or rhythmic quality of any sound, including poetry and speech. Sense 2 is a technical music theory term referring to specific tuning systems like 平均律 (equal temperament) or 純正律 (just intonation).
RELATED:
- 旋律: melody (a specific melodic line)
- リズム: rhythm (the loanword, more casual)
- 調律: tuning (the act of tuning an instrument)