"初音" meaning in Japanese

See 初音 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ha̠t͡sɨne̞] Forms: 初音 [canonical] (ruby: (はつ), ()), Hatsune [romanization]
Etymology: From 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) + 音 (ne, “voice, sound”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|初|音|t1=first..., new...|t2=voice, sound|tr1=hatsu|tr2=ne}} 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) + 音 (ne, “voice, sound”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|はつね}} 初(はつ)音(ね) • (Hatsune)
  1. the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji
    Sense id: en-初音-ja-name-tUx~Bumj
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-初音-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames

Noun

IPA: [ha̠t͡sɨne̞] Forms: 初音 [canonical] (ruby: (はつ), ()), hatsune [romanization]
Etymology: From 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) + 音 (ne, “voice, sound”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|初|音|t1=first..., new...|t2=voice, sound|tr1=hatsu|tr2=ne}} 初 (hatsu-, “first..., new...”) + 音 (ne, “voice, sound”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|はつね}} 初(はつ)音(ね) • (hatsune)
  1. the cry of an animal that signals the beginning of a season
    Sense id: en-初音-ja-noun-FE4-YA1y Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 13 20 34 19 14
  2. (especially) a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring Tags: especially
    Sense id: en-初音-ja-noun-WeCofhpT Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 初, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singing voice synthesis Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 3 88 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 4 2 85 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 4 2 86 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 初: 4 5 3 84 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 3 4 3 86 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 4 2 86 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 10 4 72 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 8 4 76 7 Disambiguation of Singing voice synthesis: 5 4 4 86 2
  3. a spicy-bitter 新伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense
    Sense id: en-初音-ja-noun-cqXaxWa6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 初音曲 (Hatsune no Kyoku) (ruby: (はつ), (ねの), (きょく)), 初音の鼓 (Hatsune no Tsuzumi) (ruby: (はつ), (), (つづみ))
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        "a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring"
      ],
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    },
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        "a spicy-bitter 新伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense"
      ],
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          "spicy",
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        ],
        [
          "新",
          "新#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "伽羅",
          "伽羅#Japanese"
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          "class",
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        ],
        [
          "incense",
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  "sounds": [
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      "other": "はつね"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠t͡sɨne̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "初音"
}

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        "the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji"
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              "映莉子",
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