a sound / when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame / news, tidings / a reply, response

sound; echo; voice

explosive substance, explosive

(genetics) mutation

explosive, tremendous

sound / timbre / Short for 音楽 (ongaku): music / speech (phonetics) / Short for 字音 (jion): Chinese-derived reading of a kanji / news, tidings

sound / Short for 音読み (on'yomi): the Chinese-derived reading of a kanji / (by extension) reading of a Chinese character outside the Japanese language; rime / Short for 音楽 (ongaku): music

a sound, voice / the cry of an animal

sound / news; tidings; word

Literally, "Neighbors nearby over family far away." People often rely more on unrelated people close to them rather than family who are living far away, in particular during times of disaster.