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オト
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. sound; noise
Noun
2. (musical) note
3. fame
as ～に聞く, ～に聞こえた, etc.
Alt. forms
音おと
99%
オト
Pitch accent
オ
ト
Used in: 93
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
silence; stillness; without sound
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
37 more...
Examples (78 in total)
The sound rises and falls.
What's this sound?
What was that sound?
Turn the volume up.
I heard a strange sound.
Do you hear any sound?
I heard a pistol shot.
The radio doesn't work.
The air is a medium for sound.
Rugs absorb sound.
I was roused by the sound of a bell.
The noise disturbed my sleep.
I wonder what that strange sound is.
Can't you hear the sound?
There was a loud noise coming from the room.
Hey, what's that noise?
Sound travels very quickly.
We hear with our ears.
I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise.
We were excited by the sounds.
Do you think fish can hear?
Press here to make the sound louder.
Turn up the music!
We heard a knock on the door.
I heard the sound of a ringing bell.
I was woken up by the sound of thunder this morning.
The noise will wake the baby up.
The sound of the train faded away.
That TV is too loud.
The valley echoes the sound of the waterfall.
I heard sirens in the distance.
He was irritated by the sound.
I heard a strange sound coming from the garage.
Can you hear the noise of the waves on the beach?
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
"Did you hear that?" "It's a water balloon."
Turn down the stereo.
"What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."
It was that sound that brought her eyes open.
I heard something fall to the ground.
The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
Light and sound travel in waves.
Could you turn the television down a bit?
Suddenly, he heard a strange sound.
A strange sound was heard from behind the door.
Nothing was to be heard except the sound of the waves.
I listened but couldn't hear any sound.
Man, I hate the sound of glass squeaking!
The sound gradually died away.
The sound of the parade died away.
A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds.
Tom hates the sound of wind chimes.
Since there is no air on the moon, there is no sound at all.
I was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
Soon the sound died away.
I heard a loud noise coming from outside my window.
I heard a car stop in front of the house.
He heard a strange noise, so he jumped out of bed.
Would you please turn down the TV?
You can hear the sound of the sea in this hotel room.
I love the sound of rain on the roof.
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
He was roused by a loud knocking at the door.
These animals were startled by the noise of the fireworks.
Water transmits sound better than air.
The music faded away.
Even a small sound from the TV interferes with my concentration.
The sound of construction often blocks out the sound of the TV.
A talking dictionary is no longer a fantasy.
Tom told me he heard a strange noise.
How do you know that light travels faster than sound?
I felt my face turn pale when I heard that sound.
Without air there can be no wind or sound on the moon.
I am used to hearing the train pass by my house.
The plane was about to take off when I heard a strange sound.
He heard a strange sound and sprang out of bed.
The noise was so loud that it was a nuisance to the neighbors.
We heard the explosion and saw the house burst into flames.