Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. sound; noise; report
2. note
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
first warbling heard in a New Year
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
sound of vibrating bowstring
chimes; toll of a bell
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
high-pitched tone; soprano
calls and sounds made by insects
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
whispering; quiet weeping
Examples (77 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
Turn the volume up.
What's this sound?