サイレン
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a loud warning device, such as on emergency vehicles or in air-raid alerts. Also used attributively with の.
I heard the ambulance siren.
I woke up to the sound of a siren.
Usage patterns
- サイレンが鳴るfor a siren to sound/go off
A siren is sounding in the distance.
- サイレンを鳴らすto sound/set off a siren
A fire truck came speeding by with its siren blaring.