音質|おんしつonshitsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountone quality; sound quality
   私のステレオはあなたのより音質おんしつが悪わるい。↗

   My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.

• Synonym音色ねいろNeutralThe distinctive color of an instrument or voice, as in 「ピアノの音色」; 「音質」 judges how good a sound is and covers equipment too.
• SynonymトーンNeutralA loanword for pitch or intonation, also used for color tone and overall mood; it does not judge how good a sound is.
• Related調子ちょうしNeutralCovers pitch and rhythm, and also one's condition or how things are going; broad in scope and not about sound quality.
• Related響きひびきNeutralRead 「どよめき」: the stir of a crowd all murmuring at once, as in 「会場にどよめきが起こる」; unrelated to sound quality.

To judge how good a sound is — equipment, instruments, voices — use 「音質」. For an instrument's or voice's distinctive color use 「音色」; for pitch or intonation use 「調子」 or 「トーン」. 「どよめき」 is a crowd stir.

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1. 機器きき、楽器がっき、発声はっせいなどによって人為的じんいてきに鳴ならされる音おとの質しつ。