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怪音 (かいおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

怪かい音おん

Meanings

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noun

strange noise; mysterious sound

Refers to an eerie, unexplained, or unsettling sound. Often used in ghost stories, mysteries, or when describing an unidentified noise.

夜よ中なかに怪かい音おんが聞きこえて、怖こわくなった。
I heard a strange noise in the middle of the night and got scared.
その廃はい墟きょからは時とき々どき怪かい音おんがするらしい。
Apparently, mysterious sounds sometimes come from that ruin.

Kanji

怪suspicious, mystery, apparition
音sound, noise

Similar words

物もの音おと
物音 is a general term for any sound or noise, not necessarily strange or mysterious. 怪音 specifically implies an eerie or unexplained quality.
異い音おん
異音 can mean an unusual or abnormal sound, but is more technical and less common in everyday speech. 怪音 carries a stronger nuance of mystery or spookiness.

Etymology

Compound of 怪 (kai, 'mysterious, strange') and 音 (on, 'sound'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing unusual phenomena.