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Kanji: 音

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
おと
 ON 音 
オン
イン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
おと
Meaning:
Sound, noise
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(おんがく)
Music
N4
(おと)
sound, note
N4
(はつおん)
pronunciation
N3
(おん)
sound, note
N3
(そうおん)
noise
N3
(ものおと)
sounds
N2
(ごじゅうおん)
the Japanese syllabary
N2
(ざつおん)
noise (jarring, grating)
N2
(ろくおん)
(audio) recording
N1
(おんいろ)
tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch
N1
()
sound, note
N1
(ほんね)
real intention, motive
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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