Meanings

folk scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, so, la, ti, re)

hemitonic pentatonic scale (pentatonic scale containing semitones)

ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku: re, mi, so, la, ti)

aeolian sound

whole-tone scale

phonological system

triphthong

homophony (having the same pronunciation as another word but a different written form)

damping

quietness

closed syllable

ultrasonic test equipment

ultrasonic test instrument

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)

the world of music

Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

Cintamani-cakra (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning)

online music distribution