Tone - Neiro

Japanese: 音色 - ねいろ

〘noun〙 The feeling and color of sound that is unique to musical instruments, human voices, and other sound-producing bodies. Even if the strength and pitch of the sound are the same, the type and proportion of overtones contained in each sound-producing body, as well as the changes in the vibration state from when the sound begins to sound until it disappears, create a feeling of sound that is unique to each sound-producing body. Nezasashi. Onshoku. *Toraakirahon Kyogen, Raku Kaname (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "Oh, what an interesting color the shakuhachi has."

On-shoku [tone]

The color of sound that varies depending on the vocal means, such as musical instruments or the human voice.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙楽器、人の声など発音体に特有な音の感じ、色あい。音の強さや高さが同じでも、発音体によって含まれている上音の種類や割合、また鳴りはじめてから消えるまでの振動状能の変化が異なることなどによって、発音体特有の音の感じが生ずる。ねざし。おんしょく。※虎明本狂言・楽何彌（室町末‐近世初）「尺八の、あらおもしろのね色やな」