おと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おと – see the following entries.

【音】1	[noun] a sound [noun] when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) [noun] news, tidings [noun] a reply, response
【乙】S	[noun] [from 712] (archaic) a younger sibling [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) the youngest sibling [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) clipping of 乙娘 (oto musume) a young woman [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic, Noh theater) clipping of 乙御前 (oto goze): a stock character in 狂言 (kyōgen) comic interludes, played as a plump and clumsy but earnest young woman [prefix] applied to a noun denoting a person, or to a person's name: [prefix] next, younger, youngest [prefix] beautiful, beloved, cute, dear Alternative spelling 弟
【遠】2	[pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future

(This term, おと, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.
For a list of all kanji read as おと, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おと.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 弟, 於菟.)

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