noun

  1. musical note, note symbol.
  2. phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.).
  3. part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
音符 おんぷ

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)
token, sign, mark
 (8th, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)