one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
(in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)