Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 音痴(おんち) in Japanese

音痴
Kana Reading
おんち
Romaji
onchi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    tone-deafness; amusia; having no ear for music
    Example sentence
    あいつ、自分が音痴だってこと知らないんだよ。 He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    tone-deaf; off-key
    Example sentence
    私は音痴だから歌いたくない。 I don't want to sing, because I'm tone-deaf.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix
    Meaning
    having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

Examples of 音痴, おんち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

痴 JLPT 1

13 strokes

stupid, foolish

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.れる, おろか

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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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