Moto 音: Sound; NoiseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- オン、イン、ノン
- Kun'yomi
- おと、ね
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 811 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (オン・イン・ノン)
- 音楽おんがくmusic
- 騒音そうおんnoise; din
- 音声おんせいvoice; speech
- 録音ろくおん(audio) recording
- 音響おんきょうsound; noise
- 音頭おんどlead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead
- 不協和音ふきょうわおんdiscord; dissonance
- 発音はつおんpronunciation
- 音質おんしつtone quality; sound quality
- 観音かんのんAvalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara
- 雑音ざつおんnoise (usu. unpleasant)
- 防音ぼうおんsoundproof(ing)
- 異口同音いくどうおん(saying) with one voice; unanimously
- 爆音ばくおん(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
- 録音テープろくおんテープaudio tape; magnetic tape
- クラシック音楽クラシックおんがくclassical music
- 五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary
- 低音ていおんlow tone; bass
- 同音どうおんhomophony; same pronunciation
- 和音わおんchord
- 子音しいんconsonant
- 快音かいおんpleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat)
- 方向音痴ほうこうおんち(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
- 母音ぼいんvowel
- 消音しょうおんsilencing (e.g. machine); muffling
- 玉音ぎょくおんthe Emperor's voice
- 福音ふくいんgood news
- 蓄音機ちくおんきgramophone; phonograph
- 超音速ちょうおんそくsupersonic speed
- 軽音楽けいおんがくlight music; popular music
- 録音機ろくおんきsound recorder; tape recorder
- 音信おんしんcorrespondence; news
- 音域おんいきsinging range; register
- 音曲おんぎょくsongs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
- 音楽家おんがくかmusician
- 音痴おんちtone-deafness; amusia
- 音盤おんばんphonograph record; gramophone record
- 音程おんていinterval; step
- 音節おんせつsyllable
- 音訓おんくんkanji readings
- 音読おんどくreading aloud
- 音読みおんよみon reading; on'yomi
- 音速おんそくspeed of sound
- 音量おんりょうvolume (sound)
- 音階おんかいscale
- 音響効果おんきょうこうかsound effects
- 高音こうおんhigh-pitched tone; soprano
- きず音きずおんflaw noise
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 音おとsound; noise
- 本音ほんねreal intention; motive
- 音色ねいろtone color; tone colour
- 足音あしおとsound of footsteps
- 初音はつねfirst warbling heard in a New Year
- 弱音よわねfeeble complaint; whine
- 物音ものおとsounds
Other readings
- 六十四分音符ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ64th note; hemidemisemiquaver
- 超音波ちょうおんぱultrasonic waves; ultrasound
- 八分音符はちぶおんぷ8th note; eighth note
- 音波おんぱsound wave
- 音符おんぷmusical note; note symbol
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