物音(ものおと)

ものおと
noun
sound, noise
1. sound, noise
A sound made by something, especially an unexpected or unidentified noise.
夜中(よなか)に物音(ものおと)がして目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I woke up because of a noise in the middle of the night.
物音(ものおと)ひとつしない静(しず)かな夜(よる)だった。
It was a quiet night without a single sound.
隣(となり)の部屋(へや)から物音(ものおと)が聞(き)こえる。
I can hear sounds from the next room.

物音(ものおと) refers to an unidentified or unexpected sound — the kind of noise that catches your attention because you don't immediately know what caused it. Composed of 物(もの) (thing) + 音(おと) (sound).

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Related Words

Synonym: 雑音(ざつおん) (noise, static (unwanted))
Related: 音(おと) (sound (general))
Compare: 騒音(そうおん) (noise)
general
Added 2026.1.13 1:46 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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