How to say "din" in Japanese

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  • 騒音そうおんJLPT N3approx.Common
    nounThe common word for the noise sense of 'din': loud, continuous, unwelcome sound such as traffic or machinery. When you mean a din that bothers people, this is the word you want.
    その騒音そうおんには我慢がまんできない。↗
    I can't put up with the noise.
  • nounCovers the 'hubbub' side of 'din': the low, mingled murmur of many voices, as at a crowded gathering. A less common word; for an ordinary loud din, 騒音 is what you want.
  • ドイツ工業規格ドイツこうぎょうきかく
    nounNothing to do with noise: this is the 'DIN' sense, referring to German industrial standards and the institute behind them; you meet it in technical or engineering contexts.
  • DINディン
    nounAlso the 'DIN' sense only: the name of the German Institute for Standardization, written as the acronym itself. An organization name, not a word for noise; ignore it when looking up the noise 'din'.

For a loud, unwelcome noise use 騒音; 「さざめき」 is a less common word for the hubbub of many voices; 「ドイツ工業規格」 and DIN refer only to the German standards acronym DIN, never to noise.

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