EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    (sound of) footsteps

    ネコはその足音を聞いた。
    The cat listened to its steps.
  2. sense or sign that something is approaching

Also written 跫音【あしおと】跫【あしおと】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Kun
あした.りるた.るた.す
On
ソク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
343 of 2500
Radical
foot
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

あすおすたらし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
7d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6080.1Four corner code
3770deroo
8db3Unicode hex code
1-34-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4546Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5856New Nelson (John Haig)
2188New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2714Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1386Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1279Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1372Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
461Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37365Morohashi
51A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
58Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29sakade
90Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
36henshall3
67Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
338crowley
171Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1759Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1287Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zu2, ju4Pinyin reading
jog, juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sound, noise

Kun
おと
On
オンイン-ノン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
491 of 2500
Radical
sound
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
5b4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
478deroo
97f3Unicode hex code
1-18-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5110Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6607New Nelson (John Haig)
2070New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2570Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1312Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1783Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
479Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
518Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
402A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
962Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
206Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43265Morohashi
6A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
347Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
347Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50sakade
274Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
33henshall3
78Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
620Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
1879Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
490Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
eumKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level