Ichikotsucho - Ichikotsucho

Japanese: 壱越調 - いちこつちょう

〘Noun〙 (also "Ichikotsujo")① One of the six tones of gagaku. A scale with the note "ichikotsu," or the Western musical note "ni" (D) as the tonic note. Ichiotsucho. Ichikochicho. Ichikotsu. →Juniritsu. [Wamyosho, Twenty Volume Edition (around 934)]② A low voice. A low tone of voice. ③ To make one's voice go all out. Also, that voice. A raised voice. ※Ikkyu Monogatari (1668) 4 "Ikkyu spoke in the Ichikotsu tone." ※Hiyūzu (1786) 1 " Screaming in the Ichikotsu tone."

Ichikochi-cho ‥teu [Ichigochi-cho]

〘 noun 〙 = Ichikotsucho (Ichigotsu-cho) ① ※ Genji (around 1001-14) Wakana no Shita “At the sound of Ichikotsucho’s voice, he started to sing and began to serve me.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「いちこつぢょう」とも)① 雅楽の六調子の一つ。壱越の音、すなわち洋楽音名の「ニ」の音（Ｄ）を主音とした音階。いちおつちょう。いちこちちょう。いちこつ。→十二律(じゅうにりつ)。〔二十巻本和名抄（934頃）〕② 低い声。低い声の調子。③ 声をいっぱいに出すこと。また、その声。張り上げた声。※咄本・一休咄（1668）四「一休一越調(イチコツデウ)をあげて仰られけるは」※譬喩尽（1786）一「一越調(イチコツテウ)で喚(わめ)く」