NichiDict

羽音

はおと
[haoto]

Meanings

1.Noun

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); buzz (of bees, etc.)

2.Noun

whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

Examples

蚊の羽音で目が覚めた。

I woke up to the sound of a mosquito buzzing.

蝉の羽音が夏の訪れを告げる。

The sound of cicada wings announces the arrival of summer.

羽音を立てずに飛ぶ蝶がいる。

There are butterflies that fly without making a sound.