騒 音(そうおん)

そうおん

noun

noise

1. noise, din

Loud, unpleasant, or unwanted sound that disturbs or annoys.

工事(こうじ)の騒音(そうおん)がひどい。

The construction noise is terrible.

騒音(そうおん)で眠(ねむ)れなかった。

I couldn't sleep because of the noise.

騒音(そうおん)問題(もんだい)で住民(じゅうみん)が苦情(くじょう)を言(い)っている。

Residents are complaining about the noise problem.

騒音(そうおん) specifically refers to noise that is bothersome or disruptive.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

騒音(そうおん)問題(もんだい) (noise problem)
騒音(そうおん)規制(きせい) (noise regulation)
騒音(そうおん)公害(こうがい) (noise pollution)
交通(こうつう)騒音(そうおん) (traffic noise)
騒音(そうおん)を立(た)てる (to make noise)

COMPARISON:

騒音(そうおん): noise (bothersome, disruptive)
音(おと): sound (neutral)
物音(ものおと): sounds, noises (general sounds)

Related Words

Contrast: 雑音(ざつおん) (unwanted interference/static)

Related: 騒(さわ)ぎ (commotion, uproar)

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Added 2026.1.12 10:13 · Revised 2026.5.25 6:30

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