おと

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of おと – see the following entries.
1
[noun] a sound
[noun] when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[noun] news, tidings
[noun] a reply, response
Alternative spelling
おっと
S
[noun] [from 712] (archaic) a younger sibling
[noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) the youngest sibling
[noun] [from late 1500s] (archaic) clipping of 乙娘 (oto musume) a young woman
[noun] [from late 1500s] (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
[prefix] applied to a noun denoting a person, or to a person's name:
[prefix] next, younger, youngest
[prefix] beautiful, beloved, cute, dear
Alternative spelling
2
[pronoun] (archaic) a distant place
[pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present
[pronoun] the distant past
[pronoun] the far-off future
(This term, おと (oto), 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.)