協 和 音(きょうわおん)

きょうわおん

noun

consonance; consonant chord

1. consonance; a chord whose notes blend harmoniously

In music, a combination of notes that sounds settled and agreeable to the ear. It is the technical opposite of 不協和音(ふきょうわおん) (dissonance), and unlike that word it stays inside music theory rather than being used figuratively for human discord.

美(うつく)しい協和音(きょうわおん)が響(ひび)いた。

A beautiful consonant chord rang out.

この和音(わおん)は協和音(きょうわおん)に分類(ぶんるい)される。

This chord is classified as a consonance.

曲(きょく)の最後(さいご)は不協和音(ふきょうわおん)から協和音(きょうわおん)へと解決(かいけつ)する。

The end of the piece resolves from dissonance into consonance.

From 協和(きょうわ) (harmony, concord) + 音(おん) (sound).

Common collocations

協和音(きょうわおん)に解決(かいけつ)する: to resolve into a consonance
完全(かんぜん)協和音(きょうわおん): perfect consonance
協和音(きょうわおん)程(てい)度(ど): degree of consonance

Similar words

不協和音(ふきょうわおん): dissonance — the antonym, and unlike 協和音(きょうわおん) it is also used figuratively for friction between people
和音(わおん): chord — the general term for any combination of notes

Related Words

Antonym: 不協和音(ふきょうわおん)

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Added 2026.8.20 11:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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