Illustration: At an open apartment window, a small hanging wind bell has just been stirred by a breeze. Its clapper visibly touches the inner rim, and the plain hanging strip angles sideways beneath it. On the tatami below, a cat has abruptly turned both ears and its head toward the bell.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

音おん

on

sound, noise

Often follows another word in a compound; standalone 音 is usually おと. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 遠とおくで数回すうかい、爆発ばくはつ音おんが聞きこえた。

    We heard several explosions in the distance.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ライフルの発射はっしゃ音おんが早朝そうちょうの静しずけさを破やぶった。

    A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 自分じぶんのパソコンから警告けいこく音おんが鳴なってるの、聞きこえた？

    Did you hear your computer beep?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 音

  • 音sound; noiseOnオン・イン・-ノンKunおと・ね

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