音
Sound
Meanings
Sound, Noise
On'yomi
おん、 いん、 -のん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
おと、 ね
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
音 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
音 (Sound) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #491 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 5
Words using 音
異口同音いくどうおん(saying) with one voice音階おんかいscale音楽おんがくmusic音響おんきょうsound音訓おんくんkanji readings音質おんしつtone quality音声おんせいvoice音程おんていinterval音頭おんどlead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.)音読おんどくreading aloud音読みおんよみon reading音符おんぷmusical note音量おんりょうvolume (sound)軽音楽けいおんがくlight music五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary高音こうおんhigh-pitched tone
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