noun, takes genitive case の

  1. silence, stillness, without sound.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
音なし おとなし
 
音無し おとなし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)