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JLPT N4 SL1 9 strokes Frequency: #491

Meanings

Sound, Noise

Radicals

音

Decomposition

βΏ±η«‹ζ—₯

Etymology

Ideographic: A tongueΒ η«‹ forming a sound in the mouthΒ ζ—₯

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
4 diagonal right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚ͺン on
むン in
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おと oto
ね ne

Words Using This Kanji

821 words total
Other (20 words)
中高音 γ‘γ‚…γ†γ“γ†γŠγ‚“

alto

主音 γ—γ‚…γŠγ‚“

tonic

δΊŒεˆ†ιŸ³η¬¦ γ«γΆγŠγ‚“γ·

half note

δΊ”ειŸ³ε›³ γ”γ˜γ‚…γ†γŠγ‚“γš

the Japanese syllabary table

δΊ”ιŸ³ιŸ³ιšŽ γ”γŠγ‚“γŠγ‚“γ‹γ„

pentatonic scale

δΊ”ιŸ³ιŸ³ιšŽ γ”γŠγ‚“γŠγ‚“γ‹γ„

pentatonic scale

δ½œι™½ιŸ³ζ₯½ε€§ε­¦ γ•γγ‚ˆγ†γŠγ‚“γŒγγ γ„γŒγ

Sakuyo College of Music

ε”ε’ŒιŸ³ γγ‚‡γ†γ‚γŠγ‚“

consonance

叀音 γ“γŠγ‚“

ko-on

η™ΊιŸ³εŒΊεˆ₯符号 γ―γ€γŠγ‚“γγΉγ€γ΅γ”γ†

diacritical mark

ηŸ₯音 けいん

exceptionally close friend

短音階 γŸγ‚“γŠγ‚“γ‹γ„

minor scale

ζ—₯本音ζ₯½ γ«γ»γ‚“γŠγ‚“γŒγ

Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

ι–‹ιŸ³ γ‹γ„γŠγ‚“

long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

η¦ιŸ³ζ•™δΌš ちくいんきょうかい

Evangelical Church

η¦ιŸ³δΌι“ε”δΌš ちくいんでんどうきょうかい

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

空音 そらね

imitated cry (of an animal)

η­’ιŸ³ ぀぀おと

the sound of gunfire

美音 γ³γŠγ‚“

a sweet voice

θ‹±ιŸ³ γˆγ„γŠγ‚“

English pronunciation