足音(あしおと)

あしおと
noun
sound of footsteps
1. sound of footsteps
The sound made by walking or stepping.
足音(あしおと)が聞(き)こえる。
I can hear footsteps.
足音(あしおと)を立(た)てないで。
Don't make noise with your footsteps.
夜中(よなか)に廊下(ろうか)で足音(あしおと)がして、目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I heard footsteps in the hallway in the middle of the night and woke up.

足音(あしおと) is a compound of 足(あし) (foot) + 音(おと) (sound).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 足音(あしおと)が聞(き)こえる (hear footsteps)
  • 足音(あしおと)を立(た)てる (make footstep sounds)
  • 足音(あしおと)を忍(しの)ばせる (muffle one's footsteps)

NOTE: Often used in context of detecting someone approaching or describing quiet/loud walking.

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.2.27 19:33
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