JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 音: "sound, noise"
The kanji 音 means "sound, noise". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read オン, イン, ノン in on'yomi and おと, ね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オンインノン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おとね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sound, noise |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 491 of 2,501 |
Common words with 音
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 音sound; noise · (musical) note
- 足音(sound of) footsteps · sense or sign that something is approaching
- 音がするto make a sound; to give off a sound · to hear a sound
- 音楽music
- 音を立てるto make a sound
- 本音real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
- 物音noise; sound
- 音声voice; speech · phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound
- 音もなくquietly; soundlessly
- 声音sound of voice; vocal sound
- 轟音thunderous roar; roaring sound
- 水音sound of water
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