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Han character
音 (Kangxi radical 180, 音+0, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿日 (YTA), four-corner 00601, composition ⿱立日 or ⿱亠𣅑)
- Kangxi radical #180, ⾳.
- Shuowen Jiezi radical №58
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/音
- 偣, 𠗥, 喑, 堷, 㛺, 𡺈, 𢄈, 愔, 揞, 摿, 湆, 𤟟, 隌, 暗, 𪳀, 𬇂, 𤋾, 腤, 𥚱, 𤭵, 𪾲, 𥏮, 䅧, 𥻚, 𦂺, 𦖢, 諳(谙), 䜾, 𮛾, 𨍑, 䤃, 𮢣, 𩈴, 𮧡, 䬓(𫗊), 𩩿, 𬛯, 𩹎, 黯, 𩆢, 𥃛, 𪛏
- 𪟠, 𫦊, 戠, 𢻕, 𢾑, 𢾚, 歆, 𪵦, 𫅬, 𧡱, 𧯹, 𪱐, 鶕(𬸝), 𥃚, 意, 𡩘, 𡺞, 萻, 窨, 罯, 𦋫, 𩄒, 𩮋, 𪔧, 𩇄, 𫨏, 𢉩, 瘖, 闇(𬮴), 𧗹, 𫭏
References
- KangXi: page 1396, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43265
- Dae Jaweon: page 1912, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4495, character 1
- Unihan data for U+97F3
Chinese
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Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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諳 | *qɯːm |
腤 | *qɯːm |
嬜 | *qɯːm, *qʰaːm, *qʰrɯm |
喑 | *qɯːm, *qrɯm, *qrɯms |
揞 | *qɯːmʔ, *qrɯːms |
隌 | *qɯːmʔ, *qrɯm |
罯 | *qɯːmʔ, *qɯːb |
暗 | *qɯːms |
闇 | *qɯːms |
黯 | *qrɯːm, *qrɯːmʔ |
歆 | *qʰrɯm |
愔 | *qɯm |
韾 | *qɯm |
音 | *qrɯm |
瘖 | *qrɯm |
窨 | *qrɯms |
湆 | *kʰrɯb |
Ideogram (指事) : 言 (“word”) with something in 口 (“mouth”) – sound comes from the mouth.
Pronunciation
Definitions
音
- sound; voice; tone
- 蘿莉音/萝莉音 ― luólìyīn ― loli voice
- news; tidings
- (music) pitch; note
- (phonetics) pronunciation; syllable
- 京音 ― jīngyīn ― Beijing pronunciation
- 潮音 ― cháoyīn ― Teochew pronunciation
- 中古音 ― zhōnggǔyīn ― Middle Chinese pronunciation
- 方音 ― fāngyīn ― dialectal pronunciation
- 陽江音/阳江音 ― Yángjiāng yīn ― Yangjiang pronunciation
Synonyms
- (sound): (literary, or in compounds) 聲/声 (shēng), 聲音/声音 (shēngyīn), (literary) 音聲/音声 (yīnshēng), (acoustics) 音響/音响 (yīnxiǎng)
Compounds
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Japanese
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Kanji
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- sound
- timbre
- Short for 音楽 (ongaku): music
- speech (phonetics)
- Short for 字音 (jion): Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- news, tidings
Readings
- Go-on: おん (on, Jōyō)←おん (on, historical)←おむ (omu, ancient)
- Kan-on: いん (in, Jōyō)←いん (in, historical)←いむ (imu, ancient)
- Kun: おと (oto, 音, Jōyō); と (to, 音); ね (ne, 音, Jōyō); たより (tayori, 音り)
- Nanori: お (o); とん (ton); なり (nari); ねね (nene); のん (non); ひびき (hibiki); りり (riri)
Compounds
- 音韻 (on'in)
- 音価 (onka)
- 音階 (onkai)
- 音楽 (ongaku, “music”)
- 音感 (onkan)
- 音義 (ongi)
- 音響 (onkyō, “sound”)
- 音曲 (onkyoku)
- 音訓 (onkun)
- 音耗 (onmō)
- 音叉 (onsa)
- 音子 (onshi, “phonon”)
- 音字 (onji)
- 音質 (onshitsu)
- 音色 (onshoku)
- 音信 (onshin)
- 音塵 (onjin)
- 音声 (onsei)
- 音制 (onsei)
- 音節 (onsetsu)
- 音素 (onso)
- 音息 (onsoku)
- 音速 (onsoku)
- 音痴 (onchi)
- 音注 (onchū)
- 音調 (onchō)
- 音程 (ontei)
- 音通 (ontsū)
- 音頭 (ondo)
- 音読 (ondoku)
- 音波 (onpa)
- 音標文字 (onpyōmoji)
- 音便 (onbin)
- 音符 (onpu)
- 音譜 (onpu)
- 音問 (onmon)
- 音訳 (on'yaku)
- 音律 (onritsu)
- 音量 (onryō)
- 観音 (kannon)
- 子音 (shiin), 子音 (shion, “consonant”)
- 震音 (shin'on, “tremolo”)
- 琵音 (bion): arpeggio
- 母音 (boin), 母音 (boon, “vowel”)
- 漣音 (ren'on, “mordent”)
Etymology 1
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音 |
おん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
*/ʔiəm/ → /əmʉ/ → /omʉ/ → /oɴ/
From Middle Chinese 音 (MC ʔˠiɪm).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) おん [òń] (Heiban – [0])[3][4]
- IPA(key): [õ̞ɴ]
Noun
音 • (on)
- sound
- (linguistics) speech sound
- Short for 音読み (on'yomi): the Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- (by extension) reading of a Chinese character outside the Japanese language; rime
- Short for 音楽 (ongaku): music
Derived terms
- 五十音 (gojūon)
- 唇音 (shin'on)
- 舌音 (zetsuon)
- 破擦音 (hasatsu-on)
- 発音 (hatsuon)
- 破裂音 (haretsu-on)
- 鼻音 (bion)
- 摩擦音 (masatsu-on)
- 録音 (rokuon)
- 福音 (fukuin)
Etymology 2
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音 |
おっと Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term |
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音 |
おと Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
⟨oto2⟩ → */otə/ → /oto/
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.
Appears in the late 1400s with the geminate pronunciation /otto/.[5] This reading is very rare, and appears to have fallen out of use.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おと [òtóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[3][4][6]
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞]
- IPA(key): [o̞t̚to̞]
(rare, obsolete)
Noun
音 • (oto)
- a sound
- 音を漏らす
- oto o morasu
- to let out a sound
- 音を立てずに
- oto o tatezu ni
- without raising a sound → noiselessly; silently
- 音を漏らす
- when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- news, tidings
- a reply, response
Usage notes
Oto is used for loud sounds and voices, as opposed to ne (see below).
Derived terms
- 足音 (ashioto)
- 音に聞く (oto ni kiku)
Etymology 3
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音 |
と Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
⟨to2⟩ → */tə/ → /to/
The shift from oto above, with the initial o being dropped.
The drop is likely due to haplology with the possessive particle の (no).
Noun
音 • (to)
- sound; echo; voice
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3453), text here
- 可是能等能登抱吉和伎母賀吉西斯伎奴多母登乃久太利麻欲比伎尓家利 [Man'yōgana]
- 風の音の遠き我妹が着せし衣手本のくだりまよひ来にけり [Modern spelling]
- kaze no to no tōki wagimo ga kiseshi-kinu tamoto no kudari, mayoi-ki ni keri
- My dear wife, far away (as the sound of the wind), some threads of the sleeves of the kimono you made me wear have come to be worn and chafed![7]
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3453), text here
Derived terms
- 風の音の (kaze no to no, pillow word)
Etymology 4
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音 |
ね Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
⟨ne2⟩ → */nəɨ/ → /ne/
From Old Japanese.
From 音 (na, “sound”, bound form) + い (i, emphatic nominative particle).
Alternative forms
- 哭
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ね [nè] (Heiban – [0])[3][4]
- IPA(key): [ne̞]
Noun
音 • (ne)
- a sound, voice
- the cry of an animal
Usage notes
Ne is used for relatively soft sounds and voices that appeals to human emotions, as opposed to oto (see above).
Derived terms
- 音色 (neiro, “timbre”)
- 泣く, 哭く (naku, “cry”)
- 空音 (sorane, “imitative cry”)
Etymology 5
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音 |
いん Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 音 (MC ʔˠiɪm).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- IPA(key): [ĩɴ]
Affix
音 • (in)
- (uncommon) Alternative form of 音 (on)
- sound
- 子音、母音 ― shiin, boin ― (also shion, boon) consonant; vowel
- news; tidings; word
- 音信 ― inshin ― (also onshin) message, news
- sound
References
- 1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 2305 (paper), page 1204 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)
- 1927, 新漢和辭典 (Shin Kanwa Jiten, “The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1353 (paper), page 689 (digital), Ōsaka: 松雲堂 (Shōundō)
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
- Jan Lodewijk Pierson, Jr. (1964) The Makura-Kotoba of the Manyôśû, Leiden: Brill Archive, page 54
Korean
Hanja
音 (eumhun 소리 음 (sori eum))
- Hanja form? of 음 (“sound; news”).
- Hanja form? of 음 (“speech”).
- Hanja form? of 음 (“pronunciation”).
- 訓之對 文字讀聲 (훈지대 문자독성, hunjidae munjadokseong) the complement of the hun (hence) the sound reading a (Chinese) character.
Synonyms
- 聲
Compounds
- 音訓 (음훈) eumhun
- 音讀 (음독) strait or loud reading
- 音聲 (음성) voice
- 音樂 (음악) music
- 字音 (자음) pronunciation
- 發音 (발음) pronunciation
- 子音 (자음) consonant
- 母音 (모음) vowel
- 表音 (표음) phonetic representation
Kunigami
Kanji
音
- Kun: ふと゚ぅー (futū)
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *oto, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸutˀuː/
Noun
音 (hiragana ふと゚ぅー, romaji futū)
- sound
Okinawan
Kanji
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Kun: うとぅ (utu, 音)
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *oto, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔutu/
Noun
音 (hiragana うとぅ, rōmaji utu)
- sound
Old Korean
Phonogram
音 (*-m)
- A consonantal phonogram denoting coda consonant *-m
Vietnamese
Han character
音: Hán Nôm readings: âm, ậm, ơm
- sound; noise
Compounds
- 音聲 (âm thanh)
- 元音 (nguyên âm)
- 回音 (hồi âm)
- 觀音 (Quan Âm)
- 輔音 (phụ âm)
- 音樂 (âm nhạc)
- 音樂古典 (âm nhạc cổ điển)
Usage notes
- Chữ Nôm. The modern Vietnamese equivalent is âm.
References
- www.chunom.org
Yaeyama
Kanji
音
- Kun: うとぅ (utu)
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *oto, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔutu/
Noun
音 (hiragana うとぅ, romaji utu)
- sound
Yonaguni
Kanji
音
- Kun: うとぅ (utu)
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *oto, from Proto-Japonic *ətə.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /utu/
Noun
音 (hiragana うとぅ, romaji utu)
- sound