What does 音 mean?

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How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (combined)
The Kanji 音 is a combination of げん(gen) say and いち(ichi) one, one radical (no.1). げん(gen) say meaning "word" it was used to mean speaking a word to God. And adding いち(ichi) one, one radical (no.1) to it, meant that, one response was heard from God. The response is a sound, so the Character has the meaning sound

How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (my made up story)
When i see the Kanji おと(oto) sound, noise, I see the top half is a small chick crying out "pee!pee!" or whatever sound a chich makes. And the bottom half is just a hand holding it in somewhat of a fisted hand shape.

The chick is crying out and making alot of noise with all the sound he is making.

Info on the Kanji 音

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "音"

Meaning(s)

sound, noise

Reading(s)

onyomi ON, IN
kunyomi oto, ne

Other

stroke count 9
grade 1
jlpt level N4
Example words with 音
WordMeaning
おと
oto
sound / noise / report / note / fame
らおと
ra oto
rale / rales
あまおと
amaoto
sound of rainfall
えいおと
ei oto
english pronunciation
おとさ
oto sa
tuning fork
おとが
oto ga
tonmalerei / sound film
おんがく
ongaku
music / musical movement
おんこう
onkou
pitch
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Example Sentences with 音
「あので考え事ができないわ」と、彼女はタイプライターを見つめながら言った。

「彼女は楽が好きだ。」 「私もそうだ。」

私の趣味は楽を聞くことです。

そうです、異常は空冷ファンの最後の断末魔だったのです。



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