初音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	音
はつ Grade: 4	ね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) +‎ 音 (ne, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はつね [hàtsúné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨne̞]

Noun

初(はつ)音(ね) • (hatsune) 

1. the cry of an animal that signals the beginning of a season
2. (especially) a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring
3. a spicy-bitter 新伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense

Derived terms

• 初(はつ)音(ねの)曲(きょく) (Hatsune no Kyoku)
• 初(はつ)音(ね)の鼓(つづみ) (Hatsune no Tsuzumi)

Proper noun

初(はつ)音(ね) • (Hatsune) 

1. the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) a surname