音おん

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈漢かん字じ〉の音おんを調しらべるto look up the on-reading of a kanji

  この漢かん字じの音おんを辞じ書しょで調しらべた。

  I looked up the on-reading of this kanji in the dictionary.

• 〈言げん語ご〉の音おんの数かずthe number of distinct sounds (phonemes) in a language

  日本にほん語ごの音おんの数かずは英えい語ごより少すくない。

  Japanese has fewer distinct sounds than English.

• 〈漢かん字じ〉を音おんで読よむto read a kanji using its on'yomi

  「山やま」という漢かん字じを音おんで読よむと「サン」になる。

  When you read the kanji for "mountain" using its on'yomi, it becomes "san".

• 音おんと訓くんを区く別べつするto distinguish the on-reading from the kun-reading

  漢かん字じを学まなぶときは音おんと訓くんを区く別べつすることが大たい切せつだ。

  When studying kanji, it's important to distinguish on-readings from kun-readings.

Expressions

• 七しちの和わ音おんseventh chord
• 隻せき手しゅの音おん声じょうthe sound of one hand clapping
• 音おん頭どを取とるtake the lead; lead a group; lead a toast or cheer · sing the lead part of a song; lead a chorus