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音

sound
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingオン、イン、-ノン
Kun readingおと、ね
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

音楽発音騒音雑音五十音音色

Radicals and components

Radical音soundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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vase · stand up (立) · sun (日) · day (日) · tongue wagging

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 518

Compound words

音楽おんがく
music
発音はつおん
pronunciation; production of sound
騒音そうおん
noise; din
雑音ざつおん
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; noise; gossip
五十音ごじゅうおん
the Japanese syllabary
音色ねいろ
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
音階おんかい
scale
音響おんきょう
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
音訓おんくん
kanji readings
音質おんしつ
tone quality; sound quality
音声おんせい
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
音程おんてい
interval; step; pitch; key
音頭おんど
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
音読おんどく
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
音符おんぷ
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
音量おんりょう
volume (sound)
高音こうおん
high-pitched tone; soprano
弱音よわね
feeble complaint; whine
足音あしおと
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
同音どうおん
homophony; same pronunciation; same sound; unison; same pitch
福音ふくいん
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
物音ものおと
noise; sound
母音ぼいん
vowel
防音ぼうおん
soundproofing

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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