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I've seen all of them used alone as a noun, for example: 太鼓のおと, 笛のね,
somethingとおなじおん.
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word-choice readings onyomi
音: when alone, what's the difference between おと, ね, おん?
**おと** is the word for "sound" in general. You'll be using this most of the
time.

**ね** is a literary and/or poetic expression that specifically refers to the
pleasant sound from a musical instrument, a bell, or very occasionally an
insect. It's basically a shorter equivalent of [音色]{ねいろ}.

**おん** is a technical term that refers to the reading of a syllable/character
(in linguistic contexts) or the sound of a musical note (do, re mi, ...). When
people are seriously talking about phonology or music using difficult words
such as 濁音, 促音, 破裂音, 和音, 半音 and 倍音, they sometimes feel like using おん, too.
It's also a counter for such sounds (e.g., ドミソの[3音]{さんおん}).
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