音ね色いろ

also: おんしょく

ね

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

tone color; timbre; tone quality

Refers to the distinctive quality or color of a sound, especially in music or voice.

美うつくしい音ね色いろa beautiful tone/timbre
そのバイオリンは美うつくしい音ね色いろを持もっている。
That violin has a beautiful tone.
〈物もの〉の音ね色いろを出だすto produce the tone of an instrument
この楽がっ器きは独どく特とくの音ね色いろを出だす。
This instrument produces a distinctive tone.
音ね色いろが変かわるthe tone changes
弾ひき方かたによって音ね色いろが変かわる。
The tone changes depending on how you play it.

音おん質しつ
音色 describes the distinctive color or character of a sound (e.g. warm, bright), while 音質 refers to the technical fidelity or clarity of a sound.
響ひびきN2
音色 focuses on the specific tonal character of a sound, whereas 響き is the broader resonance or reverberation a sound produces.
トーンN1
音色 refers specifically to the timbre or quality of a sound, whereas トーン is broader and can describe visual, atmospheric, or vocal tone as well.

声こわ色いろ
音色 refers to the timbre of a sound or musical instrument, while 声色 refers to the tone of a human voice or an impersonation of one, despite the shared kanji 色.

音色Usage98%
- ねいろ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ねいろ is the most common.
- おんしょく
  Alternate on'yomi reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
音ねいろUsage2%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; included for search coverage but not a standard written form.
おんしょく

Compound of 音 (sound) and 色 (color), literally 'sound color'. The reading ねいろ is a kun'yomi-based compound, while おんしょく is the on'yomi reading.