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ritsu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
rit-su
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, minor third, major second, major second, minor third.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 律 (ritsu).

Origin

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

ryo

Questions

What does ritsu mean?
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, minor third, major second, major second, minor third.
Where does ritsu come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce ritsu

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