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雑音

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

雑音 — “noise, static, background noise”

雑音 (read ざつおん) means noise, static, background noise. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ざつおん

Meaning

noise, static, background noise

雑音 in a sentence

雑音ざつおんが入るはいる。

There is noise (interference).

The kanji in 雑音

雑mixed; disorderly
音sound, noise

Words that share a kanji with 雑音

雑誌ざっし— magazine, journal
複雑ふくざつ— complicated, complex
混雑こんざつ— congestion, crowding
雑巾ぞうきん— cleaning rag, dustcloth
音楽おんがく— Music
発音するはつおんする— to pronounce
音おと— sound, noise
騒音そうおん— noise, din

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