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Kanji Detail for 声 - "voice, sound"

声

  • Meaning

    声 means "voice, sound." Also associated with reputation.

    1. Voice - Sound produced by speaking.

    2. Reputation - Fame; honor; renown.

    3. Tone - A sound quality; a pitch.

  • Words using 声

    • 声明 せいめい Listen declaration; statement; proclamation
    • 音声 おんせい Listen voice; speech; sound of a voice
    • 歓声 かんせい Listen cheer; shout of joy
    • 声援 せいえん Listen (shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting
    • 声楽 せいがく Listen vocal music
    • 第一声 だいいっせい Listen first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech
    • 掛け声 かけごえ Listen shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
    • 歌声 うたごえ Listen singing voice; (sound of) singing

  • Four-character idioms with 声

    • 励声一番 れいせいいちばん Listen giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment
    • 励声叱咤 れいせいしった Listen cries of encouragement; shouting encouragement
    • 大喝一声 だいかついっせい Listen shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
    • 大声疾呼 たいせいしっこ Listen shout with a loud voice; fulminate; vociferate
    • 風声鶴唳 ふうせいかくれい Listen getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadow

  • Tattoo check: 声

    • Verified meaning: voice, sound
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こえ, すみとし, せい, ちか)
    • Also carries these associations: reputation

    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 声

    Given names 声(こえ)Listen 声(せい)Listen 声(ちか)Listen

    Surnames 声(すみとし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    voice

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sound, voice, noise; tone; music

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sound, noise; voice, tone, music

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koe(こえ) こえ

    kowa(こわ) こわ

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    士 (samurai)

  • Related Keywords

    voice sound reputation accent tone acoustic articulation audio cadence diction enunciation inflection intonation noise pitch pronunciation resonance sonority speech timbre

Sentences including 声

  • When he heard the voice , he looked out of the window.

  • There's no need to speak so loud.

  • The man spoke in a low voice.

  • You can make yourself heard even from here.

  • You must not speak so loudly here.

  • She has a soft and clear voice.

  • She said in a gentle voice.

  • His voice carries very well.

  • She spoke to me in a whisper.

  • Her voice still rings in my ears.

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