おと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おと – see the following entries.

【音】1 [noun] a sound [noun] when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [noun] news, tidings [noun] a reply, response Alternative spelling おっと

【乙】S [noun] [from 712] (archaic) a younger sibling [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) the youngest sibling [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) clipping of 乙娘 (oto musume, “young woman”) [noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic, Noh theater) clipping of 乙御前 (oto goze, “a stock character in 狂言 (kyōgen) comic interludes, played as a plump and clumsy but earnest young woman”) [prefix] applied to a noun denoting a person, or to a person's name: [prefix] next, younger, youngest [prefix] beautiful, beloved, cute, dear Alternative spelling 弟

【遠】2 [pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future Alternative spelling 彼方

(This term, おと (oto), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as おと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おと.

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