tone

Japanese: トーン
tone
〘noun〙 (tone)① The mood or tone felt from the whole. ※Torikae (1908)〈Ishikawa Takuboku〉 9 "It has a relaxed, lyrical tone 〈abbreviation〉 It's like a dream."② Tone. In particular, the tone of light and dark colors. ※Self-Portrait (1920)〈Terada Torahiko〉 "In the midst of talking about various things, T-kun talked about the importance of something called tone ."③ Sound. Timbre. ※Guide to Western Music (1910)〈Maeda Kyuhachi〉General comment "Music is a continuation of a group of sounds that have a certain tone〈abbreviation〉Harmony."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (tone)① 全体から感じる気分・調子。※鳥影(1908)〈石川啄木〉九「余裕のある、叙情的(リリカル)な調子(トーン)のある〈略〉夢の様な感想ですね」② 色調。特に、色の濃淡や明暗などの調子。※自画像(1920)〈寺田寅彦〉「T君は色々の話の内にトーンといふものの大切な事を話した」③ 音。音色。※洋楽手引(1910)〈前田久八〉総説「音楽といふことは、一定の音調(トーン)(tone)〈略〉和声(Harmony)を具備したところの一団の音の継続であって」

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