similar to Dorian mode 律 [りつ] /(n) (1) law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code)/regulation/(2) (Buddh) vinaya (rules for the monastic community)/(3) (abbr) Ritsu (school of Buddhism)/(4) (abbr) lushi (style of Chinese poem)/(5) (musical) pitch/(6) six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale/(7) (abbr) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)/(n,n-suf,ctr) (8) (in traditional Eastern music) step (corresponding to a Western semitone)/ |