高音

Chinese

high; tall sound; noise; news
simp. and trad.
(高音)
anagram 音高

Pronunciation


Noun

高音

  1. (music) high pitch; high-pitched voice; treble
    高音高音   biāo gāoyīn   to sing the high notes

Antonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
おん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーおん [kòóóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

(こう)(おん) • (kōon) かうおん (kauon)?

  1. high pitch
    Synonym: たかね (takane)
    Antonym: 低音 (teion)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 高音 – see the following entry.
たかね
[noun] 高音: high-pitched tone; soprano
(This term, 高音, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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