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音おん痴ち

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music

Refers to the inability to perceive or reproduce musical pitch accurately. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally (音痴な人, 音痴の).

2

noun, used as a suffix

having no sense of; being hopeless at; -illiterate

Suffix attached to nouns indicating a lack of skill, sense, or aptitude in that area. Common examples: 方向音痴 (no sense of direction), 機械音痴 (hopeless with machines), 運動音痴 (athletically challenged).

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