Lingaku声【こえ】
Frequency rank: 110.
- voice
- singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
- voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
- sound
- sense (of something's arrival); feelingusu. as ～の声を聞く
- voice; voiced soundlinguistics
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- voice
- singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
- voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
- sound
- sense (of something's arrival); feeling
- voice; voiced sound
Refers to the sound produced by humans or animals when expressing thoughts or feelings. This includes spoken communication as well as vocalizations.
This meaning relates to the specific sounds made by animals, particularly birds and insects, often associated with their natural behavior or songs.
This usage signifies the expression of one's thoughts, feelings, or desires, often in a communicative context where opinions or attitudes are conveyed.
Here, it signifies any audible phenomenon that can be perceived, not exclusively limited to vocal sounds but includes all types of noise.
This meaning indicates an intuitive or emotional perception related to the onset of an event or the presence of a person or thing.
She sensed his presence from his first impression.
In this context, it represents sounds that are vocalized, encompassing any produced voice or sound that is heard.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こえをだす声を出すto make a soundこえをかける声をかけるto call outこえ声がおおきい大きいloud voiceこえ声がちいさい小さいsoft voiceうつくしい美しいこえ声beautiful voiceたかい高いこえ声high-pitched voiceひくい低いこえ声deep voiceこえ声をはる張るto raise one's voiceこえ声がきこえる聞こえるto be able to hear a voiceみみ耳にここちよい心地よいこえ声pleasant-sounding voiceせいゆう声優voice actorうたごえ歌声singing voiceこころのこえ心の声inner voiceじぶん自分のこえ声をきく聞くto listen to one's own voiceどなる怒鳴るこえ声shouting voice
Example sentences
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His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.
Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.
4. ひとのこえ声ににた似たぶきみ不気味ななきごえ鳴き声、しっこく漆黒のはね羽、しにく死肉をついばむ啄むすがた姿などから、からす鴉はふこう不幸にまいおりる舞い降りるふきつ不吉なとり鳥としてせかい世界にしられています知られています。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
That's pitiful ... don't put on such a death-bed voice from just a body slam.
In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.
In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.
8. せいふ政府がこんこっかい今国会へのかいせいあん改正案ていしゅつ提出のみおくり見送りほうしんをかためた方針を固めたことをかんげい歓迎するいっぽう一方、こいずみ小泉しゅしょう首相がていしゅつ提出だんねん断念をめいげん明言していないてん点をけいかい警戒するこえ声もあがった上がった。
While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.
Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...
"Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different." "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!"
The sound of children playing was borne on the wind.