りゅう
きゅう
おん
かい

noun

  1. Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りゅう
きゅう
おん
かい
琉球音階 りゅうきゅうおんかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
リュウ ル (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
ball, sphere
キュウ たま く (3rd, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
request, want, wish for
もと.める キュウ グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
カイ きざはし しな (3rd, N2)
all, everything
みな カイ むな (7th, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)