Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Literally "source of [a] sound."

Noun edit

(おん)(げん) (ongen

  1. source of a sound
    音源(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.
  2. (computing) device or chip that produces sound; tone generator
  3. (music) audio; recording
    カラオケ(おん)(げん)
    karaoke ongen
    instrumental recording for use with karaoke
    (くち)から音源(おんげん)
    kuchi kara ongen
    recording-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)
    音源(おんげん)配布(はいふ)
    ongen haifu
    voicebank distribution