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音

Sound
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingオン、イン
Kun readingおと、ね
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 1Level 5

Verbs with «音»

録音する発音する

Meanings

  1. soundRtK
    彼は風の音に耳を澄ましながら、長い間座っていた。He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.tatoeba
    モーターから異音がしている。The motor is making a strange sound.tatoeba
  2. noise
  1. (musical) note
  2. fame

Synonyms

訓

Homonyms

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Same reading (おん)
恩 · favour
Same reading (ね)
子 · the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)根 · root (of a plant)寝 · sleep

Popular Usage

音楽発音騒音雑音五十音音色

Radicals and components

Radical音sound
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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
轟音ごうおん
thunderous roar; roaring sound
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

Kun Reading Examples

彼は戸を騒がしくノックする音に起こされた。おと
He was roused by a knocking at the door.tatoeba
彼は戸が騒がしくノックされる音に起こされた。おと
He was roused by a loud knocking at the door.tatoeba
彼は音もなくしかもすばやく動ける。おと
He can move quietly and quickly.tatoeba
彼はめったなことでは音を上げない。おと
He rarely gives in, confronted with difficulties.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は方向音痴だ。
He has no sense of direction.tatoeba
彼は貧しい音楽家でした。
He was a poor musician.tatoeba
音楽における五七調
Five-and-seven Syllable Meter in Musicwiki
生涯と音楽上の業績
Biography and the achievements in musicwiki
それぞれ音色が異なる。
Timbre varies for each pitch.wiki
音色は三味線より太く、重い。
The tone of the sanxian is heavier and thicker than that of the shamisen.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Sound. 立 + 日 — originally 言 (speech) with a mark in the mouth: the sound of a voice.

Practice Writing

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