(ちゃくしんおん)

ちゃくしんおん
noun
ringtone; notification sound
1. ringtone; notification sound
the sound a phone makes to notify the user of an incoming call or message
着信音(ちゃくしんおん)()えた。
I changed my ringtone.
電車(でんしゃ)(なか)では着信音(ちゃくしんおん)()ってください。
Please turn off your ringtone on the train.
()きな(きょく)着信音(ちゃくしんおん)設定(せってい)した。
I set my favorite song as my ringtone.

Compound of 着信(ちゃくしん) (incoming call/message) + (おん) (sound). The standard term for the sound a phone makes when receiving a call or message.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 着信音(ちゃくしんおん)()える: to change one's ringtone
  • 着信音(ちゃくしんおん)()る: to turn off the ringtone
  • 着信音(ちゃくしんおん)設定(せってい)する: to set a ringtone

SHORTENED FORM:
(ちゃく)メロ — a popular abbreviated form, especially for music ringtones. Less common now that smartphones are standard.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 通知音(つうちおん): notification sound
  • マナーモード: manner mode (silent/vibration mode, unique to Japanese)
  • バイブ: vibration (casual abbreviation of バイブレーション)