おと

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おと – see the following entries.
1
a sound
when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
news, tidings
a reply, response
Alternative spelling
おっと
S
(archaic) a younger sibling
(archaic) the youngest sibling
(archaic) clipping of 乙娘 (oto musume) a young woman
(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
applied to a noun denoting a person, or to a person's name:
next, younger, youngest
beautiful, beloved, cute, dear
Alternative spelling
2
(archaic) a distant place
(archaic) a time far from the present
the distant past
the far-off future
(This term, おと, 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.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 於菟.)