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Japanese symbol for “re”

Romaji: re
re (2nd note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); ray

In Japanese, re is (re).

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Meanings

  1. n re (2nd note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); ray (music)
  2. n D (note in the fixed-do system) (music)

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