絶対音感

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絶	対	音	感
ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 5	たい Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1	かん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
絕對音感 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) +‎ 音感 (onkan, “sense of sound”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

絶対音感(ぜったいおんかん) • (zettaionkan) 

1. (music) absolute pitch, perfect pitch

See also

• 相対音感(そうたいおんかん) (sōtaionkan)