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
① 高さ・大きさと並ぶ音の三要素のひとつ。音の波形がこれにあたり、同じ高さの音をきいた時のきこえ方の違いを示す性質。
chimes; toll of a bell
Examples (77 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
Turn the volume up.
What's this sound?