音源

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, source of sound.

Noun

(おん)(げん) (ongen

  1. source of a sound
    (おん)(げん)(とお)ざかる(おと)(ひく)()こえます。
    Ongen ga tōzakaru to oto ga hikuku kikoemasu.
    As the sound source moves farther away, it sounds deeper.
    • 2018, 南 修司郎, “耳鳴の他覚的評価”, in 専門医通信, →DOI:
      耳鳴(じめい)とは,外部(がいぶ)音源(おんげん)がないにもかかわらず,(かん)じる(おと)知覚(ちかく)である.
      Jimei to wa, gaibu ni ongen ga nai ni mo kakawarazu, kanjiru oto no chikaku dearu.
      Tinnitus is the perception of a sound, felt despite the lack of an external sound source.
  2. (computing) device or chip that produces sound; tone generator
  3. (music) audio; recording
    カラオケ(おん)(げん)karaoke ongeninstrumental recording for use with karaoke
    (くち)から(おん)(げん)kuchi kara ongenrecording-quality voice in a live performance (literally, “recording from the mouth”)
  4. (fandom slang) singing voice synthesis voicebank
    Synonyms: 音源ライブラリ (ongen raiburari), 音源ライブラリー (ongen raiburarī)
    (おん)(げん)(はい)()ongen haifuvoicebank distribution