声 — kanji meaning “voice”
声
voice
- Meanings
- voice
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- こえ、こわ-
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #388 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 33
- Chinese reading
- shēng — Chinese character page
Words with 声
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 声明 | せいめい seimei | declaration; statement; proclamation |
| 歌声 | うたごえ utagoe | singing voice; (sound of) singing |
| 名声 | めいせい meisei | fame; reputation; renown |
| 声優 | せいゆう seiyuu | voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.) |
| 笑い声 | わらいごえ waraigoe | (sound of) laughter; laughing voice |
| 発声 | はっせい hassei | utterance; speaking; vocalization |
| 歓声 | かんせい kansei | cheer; shout of joy |
| 鳴き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (of an animal); call; chirp |
| 声援 | せいえん seien | (shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
| 呼び声 | よびごえ yobigoe | call; hail; yell |
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