Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 音色(ねいろ) in Japanese

音色, 音いろ
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ねいろ, おんしょく
Romaji
neiro, onshoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
    Example sentence
    ピアノ調子狂っていてひどい音色だった The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
    Example sentence
    バイオリン音色はとても美しい The sound of the violin is very sweet.

Examples of 音色, 音いろ, ねいろ, おんしょく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

6 strokes

color

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: いろ

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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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