Onyomi: ショウ, セイ · Kunyomi: こえ, こわ- · Meanings: voice
Kanji for voice
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声 is made from 士, meaning “person,” and 殳, which relates to striking or making an action. When a person acts and strikes the air, sound is produced. From this idea, 声 came to mean voice or sound made by a person.
A person makes a sound when they act or speak. That sound is 声.
Think of a person producing sound with their action. That sound or voice is 声.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 声 | こえ | voice | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 声 | しょう | voice, sound | Noun |
| 声明 | せいめい | declaration, statement, proclamation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 声楽 | せいがく | vocal music | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 声援 | せいえん | (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 声高 | こわだか | loud (of a voice) | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 声変わり | こえがわり | change of voice (during puberty), break of voice | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 声価 | せいか | reputation, fame | Noun |
| 声楽家 | せいがくか | vocalist | Noun |
| 声明文 | せいめいぶん | proclamation, statement | Noun |