音 — sound, noise

おと音 sound

U+97F3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes 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

Meanings

sound
noise

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).

音(おと) oto sound

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).

本(ほん) 音(ね) honne true feelings

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).

福(ふく) 音(いん) fukuin gospel 母(ぼ) 音(いん) boin vowel

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).

音(おん) 楽(がく) ongaku music 録(ろく) 音(おん) rokuon recording (audio) 発(はつ) 音(おん) hatsuon pronunciation 音(おん) 声(せい) onsei voice 騒(そう) 音(おん) souon noise 音(おん) 読(どく) ondoku reading aloud

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)