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JLPT N4 · Noun

音 (oto)

音 (おと, oto) is a Japanese noun meaning “sound; noise”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おと
Romaji
oto
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. sound; noise · noun
  2. (musical) note · noun
  3. fame · noun · as ～に聞く, ～に聞こえた, etc.

Example sentences

ここから海の音が聞こえる。
We can hear the ocean from here.
Tatoeba #224760
彼女はピアノで高い音を出した。
She struck high notes on the piano.
Tatoeba #91684

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

Kanji in 音

音
sound, noiseオン・イン・おと・ね · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 音.

音楽おんがくmusic発音はつおんpronunciation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

Source: JMdict entry 1576900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.