雑音|ざつおんzatsuon[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounnoise (usu. unpleasant)
- nouninterference (e.g. radio); static; noise
- noungossip; irresponsible criticism
- SynonymノイズNeutralLoanword for noise, typically electronic or data noise; when the noise is figurative, meaning gossip or idle talk, 「雑音」 is the usual word.
- Related物音ものおとNeutralA sound or stir made by something, as in 「物音がする」; 「雑音」 is specifically intrusive, unpleasant noise.
- Related混信こんしんWrittenWritten term for radio interference, where waves from another source mix into the signal; 「雑音」 is any disturbing noise, or gossip figuratively.
- Related外乱がいらんWrittenA technical engineering term for external interference; 「雑音」 is the more general word.
- RelatedさざめきWrittenA written word for the hubbub of a crowd talking and laughing; 「雑音」 is intrusive, unpleasant noise.
- Antonym静寂せいじゃくWrittenA written word for deep silence or stillness; it is the opposite of 「雑音」 in whether sound is present.
- Antonym無音むおんNeutralThe state of having no sound at all; opposite of 「雑音」 in whether sound is present.
Use 「雑音」 for intrusive noise, static, or gossip. 「ノイズ」 is the loanword for electronic noise; 「物音」 is just a sound you hear. Formal: 「混信」 radio interference, 「外乱」 outside disturbance, 「さざめき」 crowd hubbub. Antonyms 「静寂」 and 「無音」 mean silence.
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