How to say 'Noise' in Japanese | 騒音

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The Japanese word for Noise is 'Souon', written as 騒音 in Japanese.'Noise' in hiragana is そうおん.

word

騒音

Meaning

Noise

Reading

そうおん

souon

Kanji

騒Clamor, Boisterous 音Sound

Explanation

The Japanese noun '騒音 (そうおん)' refers to 'noise', particularly loud or disturbing sounds. It is commonly used to describe unwanted or disruptive sounds in various contexts, such as environmental noise, construction noise, or noise pollution. For example: The noise from the construction site is unbearable「工事現場の騒音が耐えられない」(こうじげんばのそうおんがたえられない). Please keep the noise down「騒音を抑えてください」(そうおんをおさえてください). This word is often used in formal or technical contexts to describe noise as a problem or nuisance.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7230

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 騒音

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

騒

Meaning

Clamor, Boisterous

kanji

音

Meaning

Sound

Words Related to 騒音 Through the Kanji 騒

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 騒 as well.

word

騒がしい

Meaning

Noisy

word

騒ぐ

Meaning

Make noise, Cause a fuss

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騒ぎ

Meaning

Commotion

word

騒動

Meaning

Disturbance

word

騒々しい

Meaning

Noisy

Words Related to 騒音 Through the Kanji 音

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 音 as well.

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音

Meaning

Sound

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音楽

Meaning

Music

word

録音

Meaning

Recording

word

雑音

Meaning

Noise

word

音読み

Meaning

On reading

word

五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

word

音声

Meaning

Sound, Voice

word

発音

Meaning

Pronunciation

word

物音

Meaning

Sound

word

本音

Meaning

True feelings

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足音

Meaning

Footsteps

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録音テープ

Meaning

Recording tape

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'Souon' means 'Noise' .

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