In Japan, D is called the ichikotsu (in Japan, the first note of the ancient chromatic scale [approx. D]), and the following is called the tangin (the second note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), hyojo (the third note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), shozetsu (the fourth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), simomu (the fifth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), sojo (the sixth note of the ancient chromatic scale), fusho (the seventh note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), oshiki (the eighth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), rankei (the ninth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), banshiki (the tenth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), shinsen (the eleventh note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale), and kamimu (the twelfth note of the ancient Japanese chromatic scale) in sequence.
日本では、Dを壱越（いちこつ）と呼び、以下断金（たんぎん）・平調（ひょうじょう）・勝絶（しょうぜつ）・下無（しもむ）・双調（そうじょう）・鳧鐘（ふしょう）・黄鐘（おうしき）・鸞鏡（らんけい）・盤渉（ばんしき）・神仙（しんせん）・上無（かみむ）と呼ぶ。