モスキート音おん

noun

mosquito tone

A high-frequency sound (typically around 17–18 kHz) that most adults cannot hear, originally used as a youth deterrent. Often discussed in contexts of hearing ability and age-related hearing loss.

• モスキート音おんは若わか者ものにしか聞きこえないと言いわれている。

  It is said that mosquito tones can only be heard by young people.

• このアプリでモスキート音おんを再さい生せいし