物音 (ものおと): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

物音 (ものおと) means noise / sound / rattle.

See example sentences below.

物音 at a glance

物音

ものおとmonooto

N3noun

noise / sound / rattle

物音ものおとmonootoN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

noise / sound / rattle

Example 1

夜中に物音がしてこわかった。

Translation

There was a noise in the middle of the night, and it scared me.

Example 2

家の外で物音が聞こえた。

Translation

I heard a sound outside the house.