Kanji 声

音読おんよみ: セイ・ショウ

訓読くんよみ: こえ・こわ

画数かくすう: 7

部首ぶしゅ: さむらい(士)

Meaning

Voice / Sound / Vocalization

  • 音声おんせい — audio; voice
  • 声明せいめい — statement; declaration
  • 声優せいゆう — voice actor
  • 声楽せいがく — vocal music
  • 声援せいえん — cheer; encouragement
  • 名声めいせい — fame; reputation
  • 発声はっせい — utterance; vocalization
  • 肉声にくせい — one’s own voice

声 refers to a human voice — the sound a person makes when speaking or calling out. It can also extend to “public voice” or “support,” as in 声援 (cheering).

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