JLPT N2 · Noun

雑音 (zatsuon)

雑音 (ざつおん, zatsuon) is a Japanese noun meaning “noise (usu. unpleasant)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ざつおん
Romaji: zatsuon
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

noise (usu. unpleasant) · noun
interference (e.g. radio); static; noise · noun
gossip; irresponsible criticism · noun

Example sentences

ラジオに雑音が入る。

The radio is disturbed by noises.

Tatoeba #192624

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 雑音

雑

miscellaneousザツ・ゾウ・まじ.える・まじ.る · 14 strokes

音

sound, noiseオン・イン・おと・ね · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 雑音.

雑誌ざっしmagazine複雑ふくざつcomplex混雑こんざつcongestion雑巾ぞうきんhouse-cloth雑ざつrough雑貨ざっかmiscellaneous goods雑談ざつだんchatting雑木ぞうきvarious kinds of small trees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

Source: JMdict entry 1299280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.