Illustration: In a small karaoke room, a cheerful adult sings earnestly into a microphone while a companion gently conducts the melody with one hand. A nearby screen displays only a pitch guide: straight target bands and the singer’s wandering trace, which repeatedly passes above and below them.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

音おん痴ち

onchi

tone-deaf

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは音痴おんちだから歌うたいたくない。

    I don’t want to sing, because I’m tone-deaf.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムは音痴おんちなので、めったに人前ひとまえでは歌うたわない。

    Tom is tone-deaf, so he rarely sings in front of others.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 僕ぼく、音痴おんちなんだ。

    I’m tone-deaf.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 音痴

  • 音sound; noiseOnオン・イン・-ノンKunおと・ね
  • 痴stupid; foolishOnチKunしれる・おろか

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