騒音

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 騒音 is read as そうおん and is a noun for loud or unwanted noise that disturbs daily life or an activity.
• Basic usage: An outside source appears in 外の騒音, while a complaint appears in 深夜の騒音について苦情を伝える.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sound and noise
  • 音 is sound in general, while 騒音 negatively evaluates a sound as disturbing to people or the environment.
• Source and time
  • の can connect the noise to its source in 外の騒音 or to a problematic time in 深夜の騒音.