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KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小19 strokesRadical 音#491 in newspapers

音 · sound, noise

音 is a kanji meaning sound, noise. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • オンon
  • インin
  • -ノン-non

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おとoto
  • ねne

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 音 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 音
WordReadingMeaningLevel
音楽おんがくMusicN5
発音はつおんpronunciationN4
音おとsound, noteN4
音おんsound, noteN3
物音ものおとsoundsN3
騒音そうおんnoiseN3
Show all 12 words
More words that use 音
WordReadingMeaningLevel
音ねsound, noteN3
五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabaryN2
雑音ざつおんnoise (jarring, grating)N2
録音ろくおん(audio) recordingN2
音色ねいろtone color, timbreN1
本音ほんね(one's) real intention, motiveN1

Example sentence

音楽を聞こうよ。

おんがくをきこうよ

Let's listen to some music.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #188264 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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