Kanji: 音

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	音 Radical name: おと
Meaning:	Sound, noise
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	音楽(おんがく)	Music
N4	音(おと)	sound, note
N4	発音(はつおん)	pronunciation
N3	音(おん)	sound, note
N3	騒音(そうおん)	noise
N3	物音(ものおと)	sounds
N2	五十音(ごじゅうおん)	the Japanese syllabary
N2	雑音(ざつおん)	noise (jarring, grating)
N2	録音(ろくおん)	(audio) recording
N1	音色(おんいろ)	tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch
N1	音(ね)	sound, note
N1	本音(ほんね)	real intention, motive