Tadpole (musical note) - Tadpole

Japanese: おたまじゃくし(音符) - おたまじゃくし
Tadpole (musical note) - Tadpole

…Whole notes consist of only the note head, but half notes and below have a vertical line called a stem attached above or below the note head, and eighth notes and below have a hook attached to the end of the stem (Figure a).
[kinds]
The longest note (rest) in common use is the whole note (rest), the shortest is the sixty-fourth note (rest), and a note (rest) is always twice as long as the next lower note (rest).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tadpole (musical note)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全音符は符頭だけから成るが,2分音符以下の音符は符頭の上または下に付けられた符尾(棒)という垂直線をもち,8分音符以下の音符では符尾の末端に鉤(かぎ)(はた)が付けられる(図a)。なお,音符を総称して俗に〈おたまじゃくし〉ともいう。
[種類]
 一般に用いられる最長の音(休)符は全音(休)符,最短の音(休)符は64分音(休)符で,ある音(休)符はその次下位音(休)符の常に2倍の長さをもつ。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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