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玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう
radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast Aug. 15, 1945)
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弦音

つるおと
sound of vibrating bowstring
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現代音楽

げんだいおんがく
modern music
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古典音楽

こてんおんがく
classical music
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複音

ふくおん
compound note (on a harmonica)
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防音装置

ぼうおんそうち
soundproofing (device)
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拡音器

拡音機
かくおんき
speaker (stereo equipment, computer, etc.)
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音量調節

おんりょうちょうせつ
volume control
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観音様

かんのんさま
Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Buddhist deity of mercy; Goddess of Mercy; Guan Yin; clitoris
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擬音語

ぎおんご
example of onomatopoeia; onomatopoeic word