Heicho - Heicho

Japanese: 平調 - へいちょう

〘 noun 〙① A gentle tone. A normal state. Also, being stable and calm. ※How to become a literati (1894)〈Uchida Roan〉4 "If it's just beautiful, it's not very interesting because it's too flat (hei-teu) " 〔Book of the Later Han - Biography of Song Jun〕② One of the names of the tones in Chinese music. In the Han dynasty, it was a scale of popular music (Qing Shang Sancho, Sowa-gaku, etc.), and it became the name of the tone when the Tang dynasty established the 28 tones of popular music. It is the basis for the flat tone (hyo-jo) , one of the six tones and twelve tones of Japanese gagaku. 〔Book of Wei - Music history〕③ One of the Chinese tuning methods. It corresponds to the hon-cho of the shamisen in Japan. In Chinese scale names, from the lowest string (ichi- no -ito), the tones are hou, sui , and ryu . ※Warambegosa (1660) 1 "In the Tang Dynasty, the Heijo style was used. Gold was used because of the Hosei style." ④ ⇒ Heijo (Heijo)

Hyō- jōhyaudeu [Heiwa]

〘Noun〙① One of the names of the notes in the twelve notes of gagaku. The third note from the fundamental note , ichikotsu . It corresponds to the taisou (large spur) of the Chinese twelve notes and the ho note of Western music. ※Konjaku (around 1120), 19 "The deep sound of the koto is heard only a little, and in the notes it is a Hei-cho note."② One of the six tones of gagaku. A tone that uses the Hei-cho note as the main note, or miya-oto note. ※Genji (around 1001-14), Momiji-ga "The thin cords of the koto are difficult to bear, so the player pushes them down and examines them."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 穏やかな調子。平常の状態。また、安定し落ち着いていること。※文学者となる法（1894）〈内田魯庵〉四「唯美くしてゐるばかりでは余り平調(ヘイテウ)で面白くない」〔後漢書‐宋均伝〕② 中国音楽の調名の一つ。漢代には、俗楽（清商三調、相和楽など）の音階で、唐の俗楽二十八調の制定で、調名となった。日本の雅楽の六調子・十二律の一つ、平調(ひょうじょう)のもとになるもの。〔魏書‐楽志〕③ 中国の調弦法の一つ。わが国の三味線の本調子に当たる。中国の音階名では、最低弦（一の糸）から、合(ほう)・四(すい)・六(りゅう)の調子。※わらんべ草（1660）一「唐には、平調を用る。金は宝成故也」④ ⇒ひょうじょう（平調）

ひょう‐じょうヒャウデウ【平調】

〘名〙① 雅楽十二律の音名の一つ。基音である壱越(いちこつ)から三番目の音。中国十二律の大簇(たいそう)、西洋音楽のホ音に相当する。※今昔（1120頃か）一九「奥深かに箏の音少許聞ゆ、律に被立て平調の音なり」② 雅楽の六調子の一つ。平調の音を主音、すなわち宮音とする調子。※源氏（1001‐14頃）紅葉賀「箏の琴は中の細緒の堪へがたきこそ所せけれとて、ひょうてふにおし下して調べ給ふ」

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