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Kanji Detail for 響 - "resonance, to resound, echo"

響

  • Meaning

    響 means "resonance, to resound, echo."

    1. Resonance - A sound that vibrates and spreads; echoing sound.

    2. To resound - To echo; for sound to spread and be heard.

  • Words using 響

    • 影響 えいきょう Listen influence; effect; impact
    • 反響 はんきょう Listen echo; reverberation; response
    • 音響 おんきょう Listen sound; noise; audio
    • 交響曲 こうきょうきょく Listen symphony
    • 交響楽団 こうきょうがくだん Listen symphony orchestra
    • 響く ひびく Listen to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate
    • 影響力 えいきょうりょく Listen influence; clout; leverage
    • 悪影響 あくえいきょう Listen bad influence; negative influence

  • Tattoo check: 響

    • Verified meaning: resonance, to resound, echo
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えこ, かなで, きょう, きょうじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 響

    Given names 響(えこ)Listen 響(かなで)Listen 響(きょう)Listen 響(のいず)Listen 響(ひびき)Listen 響(ゆら)Listen 響(りずむ)Listen

    Surnames 響(きょうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    echo; sound; resound; ring; vibrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    make sound, make noise; sound

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to make noise, to make sound; sound

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The sensation of sound. Where there is form, there is shadow. Where there is sound, there is resonance. Therefore visible responses are called 影響 (influence).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hibi.ku(ひび-く) ひび-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    20 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    音 (oto・otohen)

  • Related Keywords

    resonance to resound echo rumble acoustic vibration reverberation sound tone impact effect influence harmony noise feedback melody music

Sentences including 響

  • His words had a great effect on my life.

  • The news had an impact on him.

  • He was a great influence on me.

  • Smoking has affected his health.

  • The room echoes with his voice.

  • Japan is subject to earthquakes.

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