| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|
| 音 | おと | sound, noise | N5 |
| 音色 | ねいろ | tone color, sound quality | N4 |
| 同音異義語 | どうおんいぎご | homophone | N3 |
| 異音 | いおん | abnormal noise, strange rattle | N3 |
| 轟音 | ごうおん | roar, thunderous noise | N3 |
| 同音異義 | どうおんいぎ | same sound, different meaning | N3 |
| 打音 | だおん | sound when struck (a tapping test) | N3 |
| 録音 | ろくおん | audio recording | N2 |
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise | N2 |
| 音声 | おんせい | audio, voice | N2 |
| 秘密録音 | ひみつろくおん | secret recording | N2 |
| 音声認識 | おんせいにんしき | speech recognition | N2 |
| 効果音 | こうかおん | sound effects | N2 |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | noise | N2 |
| 音質 | おんしつ | sound quality | N2 |
| 音響 | おんきょう | sound, acoustics | N2 |
| 音量 | おんりょう | volume | N2 |
| 貫入音 | かんにゅうおん | high-pitched acoustic chiming as crazing forms | N1 |
| 研削音 | けんさくおん | acoustic friction pitch of steel on whetstone | N1 |
| 刃音 | はおと | rhythmic, solemn slice of blade against cutting board | N1 |
