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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: sound, noise

Kunyomi: おと, ね

Onyomi: オン, イン, -ノン

音

Radical

Radical: 音

Reading: おと

Meaning: sound

Strokes: 9

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Examples

Examples with audio

発音する(はつおんする)   pronounce

録音する(ろくおんする)   record

音楽(おんがく)   music

音読み(おんよみ)   on (Chinese) reading of kanji

観音様(かんのんさま)   Kannon, Goddess of Mercy

母音(ぼいん)   vowel

子音(しいん)   consonant

音(おと)   sound

足音(あしおと)   footsteps (sound)

音色(ねいろ)   tone

本音(ほんね)   real intention

Onyomi Examples

音 (オン) sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

音楽 (オンガク) music

爆音 (バクオン) (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)

防音 (ボウオン) soundproofing

音信 (オンシン) correspondence, news, letter, tidings

鸚哥 (インコ) true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)

玉音 (ギョクオン) the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound

唐音 (トウオン) tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese

Kunyomi Examples

音 (おと) sound, noise, (musical) note, fame

音孔 (おとあな) tone hole

鈍い音 (にぶいおと) dull sound, muffled sound

風音 (かざおと) sound of the wind

音 (ね) sound, tone, note, ring, chirp

音色 (ねいろ) tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre

弱音 (よわね) feeble complaint, whine

高音 (こうおん) high-pitched tone, soprano

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