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 (14 in total)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
chimes; toll of a bell
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
first warbling heard in a New Year
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
being lost for words
high-pitched tone; soprano
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
calls and sounds made by insects
sound of vibrating bowstring
whispering; quiet weeping
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
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)
Examples (77 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
Turn the volume up.
What's this sound?