Meaning of 羽音(はおと) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 羽音

Kana Reading はおと

Romaji haoto

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

sound of flapping wings (of a bird)
Parts of speech

Meaning

buzz; hum (of an insect)

Examples of 羽音, はおと in a sentence

その間ずっと、じいさんの言ったことが、メロンの周りを飛び回る蠅の羽音のように、頭の中でぶんぶんと鳴っていました。

All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.

Related Kanji

羽 JLPT 2

6 strokes

feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

On'Yomi: ウ

Kun'Yomi: は, わ, はね

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音 JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

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