相対音感

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相	対	音	感
そう Grade: 3	たい Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1	かん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
相對音感 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 相対 (sōtai, “relative”) +‎ 音感 (onkan, “sense of sound”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜったいおんかん [zèttáíóꜜǹkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞t̚ta̠iõ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

相(そう)対(たい)音(おん)感(かん) • (sōtaionkan) 

1. (music) relative pitch, ability to determine a note by comparing it to a reference note

See also

• 絶対音感(ぜったいおんかん) (zettaionkan)