音 – sound, noise

9 strokesTaught in grade 1#491 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 音 means sound, noise. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オン、イン、-ノン (on, in, non); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おと、ね (oto, ne). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 音 (no. 180).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オン	on
On’yomi	イン	in
On’yomi	-ノン	non
Kun’yomi	おと	oto
Kun’yomi	ね	ne

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 音 (Kangxi radical 180). Components: 日・立.

Words using 音

音楽おんがくmusic音おとsound発音はつおんpronunciation音おんsound音ねsound物音ものおとnoise騒音そうおんnoise雑音ざつおんnoise (usu. unpleasant)録音ろくおん(audio) recording五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary音色ねいろtone color本音ほんねreal intention

Example sentences

あの音楽は彼の気にさわる。

That music gets on his nerves.

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ここから海の音が聞こえる。

We can hear the ocean from here.

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彼女はピアノで高い音を出した。

She struck high notes on the piano.

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Kanji with the same radical

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