本ほん位い記き号ごう

ほ

ん

い

き

ご

う

Meanings

1

noun

natural sign

music

Music term for the symbol ♮ that cancels a sharp or flat.

楽がく譜ふのこの音おんには本ほん位い記き号ごうが付ついている。
This note in the score has a natural sign.

本

book, present, main

位rank, grade, throne

記scribe, account, narrative

号nickname, number, item

Similar words

シャープ
Sharp sign (♯); raises a note by a semitone, while 本位記号 restores it to its natural pitch.
フラット
Flat sign (♭); lowers a note by a semitone, while 本位記号 cancels that alteration.

Etymology

Compound of 本位 (ほんい, 'original position' or 'natural') and 記号 (きごう, 'symbol'). The term reflects the function of restoring a note to its unaltered pitch.