あしおと
Ashioto
Other forms: 跫音、跫
足音 (Ashioto) is a Japanese noun meaning “(sound of) footsteps, sense or sign that something is approaching”.
Meanings
- noun(sound of) footsteps
- nounsense or sign that something is approaching
Examples
外で足音が聞こえる。
I hear footsteps outside.
ネコはその足音を聞いた。
The cat listened to its steps.
彼が下に降りてくる足音が聞こえた。
I heard him coming downstairs.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).