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高音こうおん (kouon)

high-pitched sound

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Meaning

高音 (こうおん, kouon) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “high-pitched sound”.

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Example sentences 11

彼女かのじょは美うつくしい高音こうおんで歌うたう

She is a beautiful soprano singer.

高音、響きは少ない。

High pitched sound, but the sound is little.

雑音を効果的に抑制しつつ、高音質を維持すること。

To maintain high sound quality, while effectively suppressing noise.

従来の十三絃の箏の低音域と高音域を増大している。

It is made to increase the low and high ranges of traditional Jusangen So (13-string Koto).

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