音 – Kanji details

Keyword

sound

Info

Frequency	Top 100-200
Type	Kyōiku (1st grade) ?
Kanken	Level 10
Heisig	518
Readings	おん (38%) おと (34%) ね (26%)
	いんのん

Composed of

立

standing up

日

sun

Mnemonic

Imagine physically standing on the surface a sun. I'd be so hot that the only sound you'd be making is a horrific scream. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! IT BURNS!"

Used in kanji (10 in total)

idea

echo

dark

pitch-black darkness

Used in vocabulary (826 in total)

音おと

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

足あし音おと

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

音おとがする

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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Examples (200 in total)

あの音おとは何なんだったんだろう？

What was that sound?

あの音おとは何なんだったんですか。

What was that noise?

あの音おとは何なんですか。

What's that sound?

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