► 動詞
言う [(2)いう] [coll] meaning: sound rank: 1
☆ この戸はギーギー言う。この荷台はガタガタ言う ⇨ This door squeaks. This cart rattles (☛ Makes certain noise. Always accompanied by an adverb that describes the specific noise)
鳴く [(2)なく] meaning: sound rank: 1
☆ 牛はモーと鳴く ⇨ Cows moo
☆ 猫がニャーニャー鳴いている ⇨ A cat is meowing
鳴らす [ならす] meaning: sound rank: 1
☆ 彼は指を鳴らした ⇨ He snapped his fingers
☆ 救急車がサイレンを鳴らさずに走っている ⇨ An ambulance is running without sounding the siren
☆ 誰かが玄関の鐘を鳴らした ⇨ Someone rang the doorbell
☆ 馬が鼻を鳴らした ⇨ The horse made a noise through its nose, snorted
鳴る [(2)なる] meaning: sound rank: 1
☆ 玄関の鐘が鳴った ⇨ The bell of the front door rang
☆ 突然警報が鳴った ⇨ Suddenly the alarm sounded
轟く [(3)とどろく] meaning: sound rank: 2
☆ 雷鳴が空に轟いた ⇨ Thunder rumbled in the sky
鳴り響く [(4)なりひびく] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 神社の鐘が街中に鳴り響いた ⇨ The bell of the shrine rang throughout the town (☛ Ring very loudly so it can be heard in a distance)
鳴り渡る [(4)なりわたる] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 神社の鐘が街中に鳴り渡った ⇨ The bell of the shrine rang throughout the town (☛ Ring very loudly so it can be heard in a distance)
► 名詞
音 [(2)おと] meaning: sound rank: 1
☆ なんか変な音がする ⇨ I hear some strange noise
響き [ひびき] meaning: sound rank: 2
☆ 私は「香織」という名前の響きが好きだ ⇨ I like how the name “kaoli” sounds
音響 [おんきょう] [tech] meaning: sound rank: 3
☆ 音響の優れた劇場 ⇨ A theater with good acoustics
☆ 音響機器 ⇨ Audio equipment (☛ The properties of sound)
音声 [(1)おんせい] [tech] meaning: sound rank: 3
☆ テレビ中継の音声が突然途切れた ⇨ The audio of the TV broadcast got suddenly interrupted (☛ Literally means “sound and voice”)
低音 [ていおん] meaning: sound rank: 3
☆ 小さいが低音が力強いスピーカー ⇨ Speakers with powerful bass sound despite the small size
母音 [ぼいん] meaning: sound rank: 3
☆ 日本語には五つの母音が有る ⇨ There are five vowels in Japanese
当て字 [あてじ] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 仏蘭西はフランスの当て字だ ⇨ 仏蘭西 is a phonetical Kanji representation of France (☛ Use of Kanjis to phonetically represent a word that doesn’t share the meanings)
音色 [おんしょく] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ フレットレスベースは独特の音色を持つ ⇨ Fretless basses have distinctive sounds
音波 [(1)おんぱ] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 音波は水中では殆ど伝わらない ⇨ Sound waves won’t travel well in water
子音 [しいん] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 日本語には八の子音がある ⇨ There are eight consonants in Japanese (☛ A consonant)
音 [ね] [liter] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 琴の音 ⇨ Sound of koto (☛ Usually rather soft, pleasant sound)
音色 [ねいろ] [liter] meaning: sound rank: 4
☆ 甘い音色のギター ⇨ A guitar with sweet tones (☛ Sounds of musical instruments)
► 接尾辞
音 [(1)おん] meaning: sound rank: 2
☆ 金属音がする ⇨ I hear metallic sound