Info on the Kanji 声

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What is this? "声"

Meaning(s)

voice

Reading(s)

onyomi SEI, SHOU
kunyomi koe, kowa

Other

stroke count 7
grade 2
jlpt level N3
Example words with 声
WordMeaning
こえ
koe
voice
あくせい
akusei
bad voice / evil speaking
ひとこえ
hitokoe
voice / cry / shout
あめこえ
ame koe
sound of rain
おんせい
onsei
voice / sound
いえこえ
ie koe
honour of the family / honor of the family
うたごえ
utagoe
singing voice
かけごえ
kakegoe
yell used to time or encourage activity / enthusiastic shout from the audience / shouting
きょこえ
kyo koe
falling tone
けいせい
keisei
kanji in which one element suggests the meaning, the other the pronunciation
ここえ
ko koe
call / hail / yell
こうせい
kousei
loud or high-pitched voice
さこえ
sa koe
section of recitative
しせい
shisei
four tones
ゆびこえ
yubi koe
section of recitative
あきこえ
aki koe
sound of the autumn wind / sound of the fall wind
はつこえ
hatsu koe
first sound of the year for an animal / first sound of the season
じょせい
josei
female voice
こごえ
kogoe
low voice / whisper
わらいこえ
warai koe
laugh / laughter
うえこえ
ue koe
rising tone / having a high, flat tone
にんこえ
nin koe
human voice / cry
こわね
kowane
vocal sound / tone of voice
せいがく
seigaku
vocal music
こわだか
kowadaka
with a loud voice
こえしつ
koeshitsu
voice quality / type of voice
こわいろ
kowairo
tone of voice / mimicry / imitative voice
調せいちょう
seichou
tone / style / tone
こえてん
koe ten
tone mark / mark placed in one of the four corners of a hanzi to show the tone in chinese
せいどう
seidou
vocal tract
こえぶん
koe bun
sravaka / adherent of hinayana buddhism
こえはは
koe haha
syllable onset
こえぼう
koe bou
fame / popularity / reputation
せいめい
seimei
sabdavidya / chanting of buddhist hymns
せいゆう
seiyuu
voice actor or actress
おおごえ
oogoe
large voice
だんせい
dansei
male voice
調ちょうせい
chousei
tonal mark
てんこえ
ten koe
heavenly voice
でんこえ
den koe
verbal message / relaying a message
どこえ
do koe
angry voice / harsh words
あたまこえ
atama koe
head voice
にくせい
nikusei
natural voice
にゅうこえ
nyuu koe
entering tone
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Example Sentences with 声
彼のは悪霊の突然の咆哮にかき消される。

実は、大きなで言えませんが、ここ最近このビーチで若い女性が盗撮されたうわさがあるんです。

しーっ、が大きい。

ひとのに似た不気味な鳴き、漆黒の羽、死肉を啄む姿などから、鴉は不幸に舞い降りる不吉な鳥として世界に知られています。



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