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► 動詞
言う  [(2)いう]  [coll]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ このギーギー言う。この荷台ガタガタ言う ⇨ 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
☆ モーと鳴く ⇨ Cows moo
☆ 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
☆ を鳴らした ⇨ He snapped his fingers
☆ 救急車サイレンを鳴らさずに走っている ⇨ An ambulance is running without sounding the siren
☆ かが玄関を鳴らした ⇨ Someone rang the doorbell
☆ を鳴らした ⇨ The horse made a noise through its nose, snorted

鳴る  [(2)なる]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ 玄関鳴った ⇨ The bell of the front door rang
☆ 突然警報鳴った ⇨ Suddenly the alarm sounded

轟く  [(3)とどろく]    meaning:  sound  rank: 2
☆ 雷鳴に轟いた ⇨ 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
☆ 神社街中鳴り渡った ⇨ The bell of the shrine rang throughout the town  (☛ Ring very loudly so it can be heard in a distance)

► 名詞
  [(2)おと]    meaning:  sound  rank: 1
☆ なんかな音がする ⇨ I hear some strange noise

響き  [ひびき]    meaning:  sound  rank: 2
☆ 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
☆ さいが低音が力強スピーカー ⇨ 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)

  [ね]  [liter]    meaning:  sound  rank: 4
☆ の音 ⇨ Sound of koto  (☛ Usually rather soft, pleasant sound)

音色  [ねいろ]  [liter]    meaning:  sound  rank: 4
☆ い音色のギター ⇨ A guitar with sweet tones  (☛ Sounds of musical instruments)

► 接尾辞
  [(1)おん]    meaning:  sound  rank: 2
☆ 金属音がする ⇨ I hear metallic sound