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消音装置 (しょうおんそうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

消しょう音おん装そう置ち

しょ

う

お

ん

そ

う

ち

Meanings

1

noun

silencer; muffler

Refers to a device that reduces noise, especially a firearm silencer. Also used for industrial or automotive mufflers.

その銃じゅうには消しょう音おん装そう置ちが取とり付つけられていた。
A silencer was attached to that gun.
工こう場

じょう

の

機き

械かい

に

消しょう

音おん

装そう

置ち

を

設せっ

置ち

し

て

騒そう

音おん

を

減へ

らし

た

。

They installed mufflers on the factory machines to reduce noise.

Kanji

消extinguish, blow out, turn off
音sound, noise
装attire, dress, pretend
置placement, put, set

Similar words

サイレンサー
Common loanword for a firearm silencer; 消音装置 is a more formal or technical term.
マフラー
Common loanword for an automotive muffler; 消音装置 can refer to the same device in technical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 消音 (sound reduction) and 装置 (device). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.