大音量の音楽
daionryō no ongaku
Loud music in Japanese is 大音量の音楽 (daionryō no ongaku).
The phrase 大音量の音楽 is used to refer to music played at a high volume. Depending on the situation, you might also describe the music as having a loud volume using the phrase 音量が大きい or simply describe the sound itself as being loud with 音が大きい.
Which one should you use?
大音量の音楽 is a noun phrase used to name the concept of loud music. In contrast, 音が大きい is a common way to describe music that is currently loud by using an adjective to describe the sound. If you want to describe the music as being noisy or annoying in an informal way, you might use うるさい.
How do you pronounce it?
daionryō no ongaku
Did you know?
- The word うるさい (urusai), used to describe annoying loud music, can be shouted as a standalone command to tell someone to shut up.
- Japanese describes volume using the kanji 大 (dai), meaning 'big', rather than words for 'high' or 'loud'.
- The word 音量 (onryō) literally treats sound as a quantifiable amount or substance, similar to how one might measure the 'amount' of a liquid.
Examples in context
- 大音量の音楽は会場全体に響き渡った。The high-volume music resounded throughout the venue.
- この音楽は音量が大きいので、ご近所に迷惑がかかります。This music is loud, so it may cause inconvenience to the neighbors.
- 昨夜のパーティーではガンガンの音楽がかかっていたよ。There was loud music playing at last night's party!
- あのバンドの演奏はうるさい！That band's performance is so loud!
- 大音量の音楽は耳に痛い。daionryou no ongaku wa mimi ni itai.Loud music hurts my ears.
- 隣の部屋から大音量の音楽が聞こえる。tonari no heya kara daionryou no ongaku ga kikoeru.I can hear loud music from the next room.
- 大音量の音楽を流すのはやめてください。daionryou no ongaku o nagasu no wa yamete kudasai.Please stop playing loud music.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking in their living room.
- 結衣 Yui蓮、大音量の音楽をかけすぎだよ。Ren, daionryou no ongaku o kakesugi dayo.Ren, you're playing the music too loud.
- 蓮 Renごめん、結衣。すぐに下げるね。Gomen, Yui. Sugu ni sageru ne.Sorry, Yui. I'll turn it down right away.
- 結衣 Yuiお願い。近所迷惑になるからね。Onegai. Kinjo meiwaku ni naru kara ne.Please. It'll disturb the neighbors.
- 蓮 Renわかった。もう大丈夫だと思う。Wakatta. Mou daijoubu da to omou.Got it. I think it's fine now.
