音量（おんりょう、onryou）
- volume

The Japanese word 音量 (おんりょう) means "volume" or "sound level." It refers to how loud or quiet something is. It can apply to audio equipment like speakers and headphones, but also to the general loudness of sounds in the environment.

⚫︎テレビの音量 Translation: The volume of the TV. ⚫︎音量を上げていただけますか？ Translation: Could you please turn up the volume? ⚫︎音楽の音量が大きすぎる。 Translation: The volume of the music is too loud.

You use 音量 when you are talking about the loudness of something. For instance: ⚫︎Adjusting the 音量 on a TV or radio. ⚫︎Complaining about the 音量 of loud music. ⚫︎Asking someone to change the 音量.

音量 is typically written with: ⚫︎ Kanji: 音量 ⚫︎ Hiragana reading: おんりょう There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana (送りがな) is not applicable here.

While not perfect synonyms, these words can be used in similar contexts: ⚫︎ボリューム（boriyūmu） - (borrowed word, Volume) ⚫︎大きさ（ookisa） - (size, in the context of loudness; the "size" of the sound)

⚫︎小ささ (chiisasa) - Smallness (in relation to volume, quietness). ⚫︎静かさ（shizukasa）- Quietness

テレビの音量が小さすぎて聞こえない。 ・Translation: The volume of the TV is too low and I can't hear it. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 音量 to describe the low volume of the TV, making it difficult to hear.

ヘッドフォンの音量を最大にしないでください。 ・Translation: Please do not set the headphones' volume to maximum. ・Explanation: This sentence advises against increasing the 音量 of headphones to a potentially damaging level.

The word 音量 is composed of two kanji: ⚫︎ 音 (おと): "sound" ⚫︎ 量 (りょう): "quantity," "amount," or "volume." Therefore, 音量 literally means "the quantity of sound" or "the volume of sound."