(だい)(おんきょう)

だいおんきょう
noun
loud sound; great noise; thunderous volume
1. loud sound; great noise; thunderous volume
An extremely loud sound or noise, emphasizing the overwhelming volume or intensity of the auditory impact.
(だい)音響(おんきょう)(ひび)(わた)った。
A thunderous sound echoed all around.
花火(はなび)(だい)音響(おんきょう)とともに夜空(よぞら)()がった。
Fireworks shot up into the night sky with a tremendous boom.
コンサート会場(かいじょう)では(だい)音響(おんきょう)のため、(みみ)(せん)をしている(ひと)(おお)かった。
At the concert venue, many people were wearing earplugs because of the extreme volume.

Composed of (だい) (great; large) + 音響(おんきょう) (sound; acoustics). Describes a sound that is overwhelmingly loud, often to the point of being physically felt. Used in both literal descriptions of noise and more dramatic, literary depictions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (だい)音響(おんきょう)(ひび)く: a great sound reverberates
  • (だい)音響(おんきょう)とともに: with a great roar
  • (だい)音響(おんきょう)()てる: to make a great noise

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 轟音(ごうおん): roaring sound; thundering noise — emphasizes a rumbling, resonating quality
  • 騒音(そうおん): noise; noise pollution — implies unwanted or disturbing sound
  • 爆音(ばくおん): explosive sound — specifically the sound of explosions, engines, or similar blasts