音
- Kanji
- 音
- Level
- N5
- Meaning
- sound, noise
- On'yomi
- オン, イン
- Kun'yomi
- おと, ね
- Strokes
- 9
- Common compounds
音 (おと) sound 音楽 (おんがく) music 音声 (おんせい) voice, sound
- Memory hook
The top part looks like a closed mouth (日) and the bottom part has a 'rest' component (rest), symbolizing silence or the absence of sound, but the whole character represents sound itself.