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おん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. sound; noise; report
2. note
3. Chinese-derived character reading
when read as "おん"
Alt. forms
音おと
98%
おん
Pitch accent
お
ん
Top 19300
Used in: 565
Used in vocabulary (211 in total)
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
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Examples (77 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
Turn the volume up.
What's this sound?
What was that sound?
I hear a strange sound.
I heard a strange sound.
Do you hear any sound?
I heard a pistol shot.
The radio doesn't work.
The air is a medium for sound.
Rugs absorb sound.
I was roused by the sound of a bell.
The noise disturbed my sleep.
Can't you hear the sound?
There was a loud noise coming from the room.
I wonder what that strange sound is.
Hey, what's that noise?
We hear with our ears.
We were excited by the sounds.
I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise.
Do you think fish can hear?
Press here to make the sound louder.
Turn up the music!
We heard a knock on the door.
I heard the sound of a ringing bell.
I like the sound of the piano.
I was woken up by the sound of thunder this morning.
The noise will wake the baby up.
The sound of the train faded away.
The valley echoes the sound of the waterfall.
That TV is too loud.
I heard sirens in the distance.
He was irritated by the sound.
I heard a strange sound coming from the garage.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
"Did you hear that?" "It's a water balloon."
Turn down the stereo.
"What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."
It was that sound that brought her eyes open.
I heard something fall to the ground.
The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
Light and sound travel in waves.
Could you turn the television down a bit?
Suddenly, he heard a strange sound.
A strange sound was heard from behind the door.
I listened but couldn't hear any sound.
Man, I hate the sound of glass squeaking!
The sound of the parade died away.
A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds.
Tom hates the sound of wind chimes.
Since there is no air on the moon, there is no sound at all.
I was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
Soon the sound died away.
I heard a loud noise coming from outside my window.
I heard a car stop in front of the house.
He heard a strange noise, so he jumped out of bed.
Would you please turn down the TV?
You can hear the sound of the sea in this hotel room.
I love the sound of rain on the roof.
These animals were startled by the noise of the fireworks.
Water transmits sound better than air.
The music faded away.
The sound of construction often blocks out the sound of the TV.
Even a small sound from the TV interferes with my concentration.
Tom told me he heard a strange noise.
How do you know that light travels faster than sound?
I felt my face turn pale when I heard that sound.
Without air there can be no wind or sound on the moon.
I am used to hearing the train pass by my house.
The plane was about to take off when I heard a strange sound.
He heard a strange sound and sprang out of bed.
The noise was so loud that it was a nuisance to the neighbors.
We heard the explosion and saw the house burst into flames.
Sound travels very quickly.
The sound gradually died away.
He was roused by a loud knocking at the door.
A talking dictionary is no longer a fantasy.