sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
vocal sound; tone of voice
thunderous roar; roaring sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
pronunciation; production of sound
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
dull sound; muffled sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to whine; to make feeble complaints
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
(sound of one's) heartbeat
very loud volume; megavolume
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
low tone; bass; low voice
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
high-pitched tone; soprano
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
loud sound; loud reverberation
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
interval; step; pitch; key
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
calls and sounds made by insects
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
exhaust sound; exhaust note
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
first warbling heard in a New Year
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
light music; popular music
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
tone quality; sound quality
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
to be widely known; to be famous
temple dedicated to Kannon
sound of something falling
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
music school; music academy; conservatory
soundproofing; sound insulation
fricative; fricative consonant
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
second (supplementary) sound channel
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
sense of sound; sense of pitch
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
voiced consonant in Japanese
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
sound recorder; tape recorder
voice recognition; speech recognition
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
conservatory; conservatoire; music academy; music school; college of music
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
unvoiced consonant (except p) in Japanese
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
the world of music; the music world
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
highly directional microphone
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
audio tape; magnetic tape
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
music industry; music business
to whine; to make feeble complaints
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
sound of vibrating bowstring
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
spoken instructions (over the phone, etc.); voice assist; spoken directions
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)
hammering sound; hammering
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
music theory; musical theory
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
college of music; school of music; music college
double doors opening from the centre
exquisite voice; exquisite music
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
thunderous roar; roaring sound
speech output; voice output; audio output
Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
present (to build up a "friendship" with someone); bribe
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
number of syllabic sounds in a language
treble; high singing voice
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
audio system; audio equipment
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
8th note; eighth note; quaver
music director; musical director
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
the Gospel according to John (book of the Bible)
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
whispering; quiet weeping
phonograph record; gramophone record
audio lag; out-of-sync (sound)
clang of hoofs; sound of a koto
geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
modern music; contemporary music
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
program music; programme music
Amoghapasa (manifestation of Kannon)
skipping (e.g. on a CD); jumping
sixteenth note; semiquaver
contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana); palatalized sound
Cintamani-cakra (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
the Gospel according to Matthew (book of the Bible)
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
speech synthesis; voice synthesis
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
supersonic airliner (i.e. the Concorde)
electric gramophone; record player
listening instrument; sound detector; sound locator; acoustic locator; hydrophone
sibilant; sibilant consonant
transliteration; phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters; reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)
transliteration; transcription
the Gospel according to Luke (book of the Bible)
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
sound of the sea; sound of the waves; sound of massed chanting of sutras, etc.
Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
the sound of the kana "n"
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
exceptionally close friend
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
recording room; recording studio
note name; pitch name; letter notation
sound-producing organ (esp. of land-dwelling vertebrates and insects)
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
homonymy; (two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings
stuttering; stammering; dysphemia
Cundi (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
fundamental tone; fundamental note
Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
online music distribution
voiced nasal sound; nasal sonant
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
evangelicalism; evangelism
long-vowel mark; macron; long note
compound note (on a harmonica)
phonetic value; note value; time value
the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)
euphonic change of pronunciation; elision
signal (sound); starting gun signal
the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto
mixing board (console, desk); (audio) mixer
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
kanji reading and meaning
(recorded) man-on-the-street interview
homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms)
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
audio recording; sound recording
simultaneous recording; synchronous recording
ASMR video; genre of video that exploits autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) to induce tingling, comfort, or sleepiness in the listener
supersonic aircraft; supersonic plane
Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)
syllabary; phonetic symbol
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
guardian Avalokitesvara of children and childbirth (bodhisattva)
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
music distribution service
Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)
nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i')
articulatory organ (i.e. the tongue, teeth, lips, etc.)
rale; rales; crackles; abnormal rattling sound in the lungs
acoustic engineering; acoustical engineering
Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible)
relative pitch; relative hearing
32nd note; demisemiquaver
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
recording audio without consent; secret recording
Pythagorean temperament; Pythagorean tuning
nasal sound change (generation of the mora 'n', primarily from verb stems ending in 'i')
long silence; not making contact for a long time
Pinyin; Chinese romanization system
sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
the Japanese syllabary table
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
multiplex broadcast or transmission
sound-producing organ (i.e. speech organs of mammals, wings of insects)
hammering sound; hammering
audio recording; sound recording
sound pressure level (usu. measured in decibel); SPL
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
audio lag; out-of-sync (sound)
acoustic training; auditory training
acoustic signal; audible signal; audio signal
mimetic word (esp. in manga); onomatopoeic word
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
damping; muffling; noise-reduction
kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "on" readings (prior to the advent of kana)
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
recording disc (of the Imperial surrender message)
visage; voice and countenance
gurgle; sound of peristaltic activity
narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
Cundi (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
Pinyin; Chinese romanization system
Pinyin; Chinese romanization system
combination tone (psychoacoustic phenomenon); difference tone
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
reading in unison; saying the same thing
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)
bad news; news of a death
megaphone; speaking tube; sound box
telephone time-warning sound
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
phonetic transcription; phonetic notation
index listing kanji by their Chinese and Japanese pronunciations
aspirate; aspirated consonant
vocalization; vocalisation
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
sound system (of a language); phonological system
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
monophthong; simple vowel
sonography; ultrasonography
Hunmin-jongum; the Hankul (Hangul) alphabet (of Korea); the Onmun (Enmun)
voice recognition; speech recognition
making no sound; staying quiet; lying low; saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity
making no sound; staying quiet; lying low; saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity
initial consonant; syllable onset
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
tōsō-on; Tang-Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts
supersonic transport; SST
medial; final-head (glide before the center vowel in Chinese)
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u'
euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i'
the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)
ablaut; vowel gradation; apophony; vowel shift
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
turn (melodic ornament); gruppetto
Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal) (book of the Bible)
Tonmalerei (musical imagery); sound film
anhemitonic pentatonic scale (pentatonic scale containing no semitones)
hemitonic pentatonic scale (pentatonic scale containing semitones)
miyako-bushi scale (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do)
folk scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, so, la, ti, re)
ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku: re, mi, so, la, ti)
aeolian sound; eolian sound; aeolian tone
ultrasonic test equipment
ultrasonic test instrument
using the Chinese-reading of kanji to represent native Japanese words (irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning)
voice conferencing system
voice processing technology
voice recognition technology
AWGN; additive white gaussian noise
ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request
pseudonoise sequence; pn sequence
SNR; signal to noise ratio
vaginal flatulence; flatus vaginalis
speaker (stereo equipment, computer, etc.)
speaker (stereo equipment, computer, etc.)
sound-level meter; sound pressure meter
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contraction (in phonetics)
consonant stem verb; godan verb
vowel stem verb; ichidan verb
phonemic system; phoneme system
mixing board (console, desk); (audio) mixer
audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit
audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit
audio equalizer; sound equalizer
kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)
depalatalization (e.g. dropping small kana in borrowing foreign words into Japanese); depalatalisation
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
alveolar lateral approximant; clear l
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
coronal; coronal consonant
labiodental; labiodental consonant
place of articulation; region of articulation; point of articulation
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
voiceless retroflex plosive
voiceless retroflex plosive
ultrasonic microscope; acoustic microscope
phonetic symbol; phonogram
ultrasonic generator; sonicator
sound shift (esp. in historical kana); new pronunciation
recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio)
audio dropout (incl. stutter, clicks, pops etc.)
ultrasonication; sonication; ultrasonic treatment
Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army
strongly pronounced consonant (esp. in Korean); tenseness
sound drop-out (e.g. in audio equipment)
diminished chord; diminished triad
augmented chord; augmented triad
aspirate; aspirated consonant
unreleased stop; applosive
Bopomofo; Zhuyin fuhao; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
quiet PC; personal computer that makes little to no noise
fundamental tone; fundamental note
foley artist; sound effects person
noise-induced hearing loss; NIHL
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
musical accompaniment and sound effects (esp. in kabuki)
Tongyong Pinyin; former official Taiwanese romanization system
Tongyong Pinyin; former official Taiwanese romanization system
Tongyong Pinyin; former official Taiwanese romanization system
writing palatalized sounds with a single kana character
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
phonological alternation; sound alternation; phonetic alternation
Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon
diacritical mark; diacritic
pronunciation of ha-column sounds in non-initial positions as wa-column sounds
morphophonology; morphophonemics; morphonology
tone language; tonal language