chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
light music; popular music
syllabary; phonetic symbol
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
signal (sound); starting gun signal
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
tone quality; sound quality
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
transliteration; phonetic representation of a foreign word using Chinese characters; reading aloud (for people with impaired vision)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
metallic sound; metallic clank
pronunciation; production of sound
heart sound; cardiac sound
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
low tone; bass; low voice
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
high-pitched tone; soprano
exhaust sound; exhaust note
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
sound of something falling
fricative; fricative consonant
phoneme; vocal sound; tone (quality); initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
sense of pitch; ear for music
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
semitone; half step; halftone
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
(harmonic) overtone; harmonic; harmonic partial
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
squeal (of tires or train wheels)
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
long sound; prolonged sound; long vowel
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
exquisite voice; exquisite music
bleep (esp. for censoring); beep
soundprint; sound print; acoustic signature
sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
number of syllabic sounds in a language
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
phonograph record; gramophone record
articulation; tuning (a musical instrument)
mosquito tone (high frequency sound inaudible to most adults)
kan-on; Han reading; on reading of a kanji based on Tang dynasty Chinese
combination tone; resultant tone
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
note name; pitch name; letter notation
tone row; note row; series
faint sound; slight noise
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
fundamental tone; fundamental note
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
phonetic value; note value; time value
compound note (on a harmonica)
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
euphonic change of pronunciation; elision
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
diaphone; assonance; similar sound
kanji reading and meaning
oral consonant (as opposed to nasal)
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
rale; rales; crackles; abnormal rattling sound in the lungs
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
infra-sound; infrasound; low frequency sound
sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
gurgle; sound of peristaltic activity
heptatonic scale; seven note scale; heptachord
sensorineural hearing loss; sensorineural deafness; SNHL
sound used for censoring words or phrases (on TV, radio, etc.); bleep censor
sound-perceiving apparatus (of the ear); sensorineural apparatus
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)
bad news (esp. of a death)
sound-conducting apparatus (of the ear); conductive apparatus
telephone time-warning sound
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters
professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts
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
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
turn (melodic ornament); gruppetto
Tonmalerei (musical imagery); sound film
aeolian sound; eolian sound; aeolian tone
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contamination noise; noise from contamination
contraction (in phonetics)
phonemic system; phoneme system
labiodental; labiodental consonant
sound shift (esp. in historical kana); new pronunciation
recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio)
strongly pronounced consonant (esp. in Korean); tenseness
unreleased stop; applosive
Bopomofo (Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan); Zhuyin fuhao
Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan
fundamental tone; fundamental note
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
apical consonant; apical; apex
laminal consonant; laminal
strange noise; mysterious sound
sound of a moving train or road vehicle
sharp or flat note; non-natural note
sympathetic sound; resonance; sonorant; resonant
sensorineural hearing loss; sensorineural deafness; SNHL
reading that differs from the expected one (for a given kanji)
breath sounds; respiratory sounds
aerodynamic sound; aerodynamic noise
sound-making object (other than musical instruments); sound-producing tool
whistling rale; piping rale; whistling chest sound
The Federation of Music Producers Japan (abbr); FMJ