おん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. sound; noise; report
2. note
3. fame
when read as "おと"
4. Chinese-derived character reading
when read as "おん"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
sound
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (217 in total)
sound of an explosion
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
(audio) recording
pronunciation; production of sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
electronic sound
volume (sound)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
speed of sound
a sweet voice
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
low tone; bass; low voice
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
allophone; strange noise
notification sound
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
high-pitched tone; soprano
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
a sound; one sound
college of music
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
exhaust sound; exhaust note
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
singing range; register
sad voices; sad sounds
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
tone quality; sound quality
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
sound collection
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
sound of something falling
fricative; fricative consonant
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
sense of sound; sense of pitch
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
vocal sound; phoneme
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
semitone; half-tone
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
the Japanese syllabary
pitch (of a sound)
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
consonant
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
overtone; harmonic
dominant (note)
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
voiceless sound
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
G clef; treble clef
exquisite voice; exquisite music
thunderous roar; roaring sound
musical note
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
pentatonic scale
number of syllabic sounds in a language
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
phonograph record; gramophone record
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
short sound
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
sound of sutra chanting
roar of a cannon
fundamental tone
kanji readings
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
(alveolar) flap
transliteration; phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters; reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)
euphony; euphonic change
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
report of a death
sandhi; liaison; trill
rale; rales
note name; pitch name; letter notation
tonic; keynote
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
phonetic representation
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
fundamental tone; fundamental note
phonetic value; note value; time value
compound note (on a harmonica)
signal (sound); starting gun signal
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
euphonic change of pronunciation; elision
sound pattern; figure
accent; stress
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
kanji reading and meaning
similar sound
syllabary; phonetic symbol
sound field
oral consonant
stereo image (audio)
F clef; bass clef
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
rale; rales; crackles; abnormal rattling sound in the lungs
tone poem
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
single-kana sound
gurgle; sound of peristaltic activity
visage; voice and countenance
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
tuning fork
sharp (musical note)
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
dialectal pronunciation
combination tone (psychoacoustic phenomenon); difference tone
unaspirated sound
aspirate; aspirated consonant
aspirate; aspirated consonant
strength of the voice
medial (in phonics)
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
scale degree
fundamental tone; fundamental note
turn (melodic ornament); gruppetto
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio)
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
aeolian sound; eolian sound; aeolian tone
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contamination noise; noise from contamination
flaw noise (in bearings)
trill (consonant sound)
stridor; stridulous
phonemic system; phoneme system
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
unreleased stop; applosive
sound shift (esp. in historical kana); new pronunciation
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
contraction (in phonetics)
Tonmalerei (musical imagery); sound film
flaw noise (in bearings)
megaphone; speaking tube; sound box
telephone time-warning sound
professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts
uvular; uvular consonant
trill (consonant sound)
root (of a chord)
English pronunciation
strongly pronounced consonant (esp. in Korean); tenseness
Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
labiodental; labiodental consonant
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)
alveolar consonant
Bopomofo; Zhuyin fuhao; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
Examples (77 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
Turn the volume up.
What's this sound?