音 — sound, noise
おと
音
sound
おと
U+97F3
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #491
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #479
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #180
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Meanings
- sound
- noise
Readings
- On'yomi
- おん on いん in のん non
- Kun'yomi
- おと oto ね ne
word
おと oto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
おん on On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
いん in On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ね ne Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
35 wordsEach dot is a word containing 音: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 15 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (5)
Compound ideograph (会意). 立 (stand) above 日 (sun, here representing a mouth or tone). A sound that stands forth.