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“Tone deafness” in Japanese

Short answer
音痴 onchi おんち

Tone deafness in Japanese is “音痴” (onchi). Full meaning: tone deafness, amusia, having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction), being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers), -illiterate.

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