tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
pronunciation; production of sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
heart sound; cardiac sound
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
light music; popular music
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
low tone; bass; low voice
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
high-pitched tone; soprano
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
exhaust sound; exhaust note
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
tone quality; sound quality
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
sound of something falling
fricative; fricative consonant
phoneme; vocal sound; tone (quality); initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
sense of pitch; ear for music
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
semitone; half step; halftone
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
squeal (of tires or train wheels)
(harmonic) overtone; harmonic; harmonic partial
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
long sound; prolonged sound; long vowel
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
exquisite voice; exquisite music
bleep (esp. for censoring); beep
soundprint; sound print; acoustic signature
thunderous roar; roaring sound
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
number of syllabic sounds in a language
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
phonograph record; gramophone record
mosquito tone (high frequency sound inaudible to most adults)
articulation; tuning (a musical instrument)
combination tone; resultant tone
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
transliteration; phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters; reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)
note name; pitch name; letter notation
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
faint sound; slight noise
tone row; note row; series
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
euphonic change of pronunciation; elision
tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
kanji reading and meaning
diaphone; assonance; similar sound
syllabary; phonetic symbol
oral consonant (as opposed to nasal)
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
rale; rales; crackles; abnormal rattling sound in the lungs
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
sound-perceiving apparatus (of the ear); sensorineural apparatus
sound used for censoring words or phrases (on TV, radio, etc.); bleep censor
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
gurgle; sound of peristaltic activity
sensorineural hearing loss; sensorineural deafness; SNHL
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)
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
aerodynamic sound; aerodynamic noise
sound of a moving train or road vehicle
sharp or flat note; non-natural note
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)
phonemic system; phoneme system
aeolian sound; eolian sound; aeolian tone
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contamination noise; noise from contamination
whistling rale; piping rale; whistling chest sound
reading that differs from the expected one (for a given kanji)
Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters
sensorineural hearing loss; sensorineural deafness; SNHL
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)
The Federation of Music Producers Japan (abbr); FMJ
contraction (in phonetics)
breath sounds; respiratory sounds
Tonmalerei (musical imagery); sound film
sound-conducting apparatus (of the ear); conductive apparatus
telephone time-warning sound
professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts
strange noise; mysterious sound
sound-making object (other than musical instruments); sound-producing tool
medial; final-head (glide before the center vowel in Chinese)
sympathetic sound; resonance; sonorant; resonant
strongly pronounced consonant (esp. in Korean); tenseness
bad news (esp. of a death)
Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
laminal consonant; laminal
labiodental; labiodental consonant
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)
apical consonant; apical; apex
Bopomofo (Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan); Zhuyin fuhao