Illustration: In a community music room, a koto player has just plucked one string, her finger pick still hovering directly above it. The string visibly quivers while her other hand rests clear of the strings.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

音ね

ne

sound, tone, note

Here 音 is read ね; おと is another reading. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 虫むしの音ねがきこえます。

    I can hear the chirping of insects.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 遠とおく鐘かねの音ねも聞きこえる。

    The sound of bells from afar can be heard.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 監督かんとくの笛ふえの音ねが鋭するどく響ひびいた。

    The coach’s whistle rang out sharply.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 音

  • 音sound; noiseOnオン・イン・-ノンKunおと・ね

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