音色

ねいろ

tone color, timbre

What does 音色 mean?

音色 is a Japanese noun meaning tone color, timbre in English. It is written as 音色 in kanji, ねいろ in hiragana, and neiro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

このギターは音色があっている。

The guitar is in tune.