Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 音符(おんぷ) in Japanese

音符
Kana Reading
おんぷ
Romaji
onpu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    musical note; note symbol
    Example sentence
    は、ピアノ音符見ず弾いた He played piano by ear.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    phonetic symbol (inc. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.)
    Example sentence
    ジャズ音符バッハ使ったのと同じ Jazz uses the same notes that Bach used.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)

Examples of 音符, おんぷ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

token, sign, mark, tally, charm

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

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