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声 — voice, sound

こえ声 voice

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes communication

U+58F0 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #388 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1899 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

voice
sound

word

こえ・ごえ koe Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

声(こえ) koe voice 大(おお) 声(ごえ) oogoe loud voice 歌(うた) 声(ごえ) utagoe singing voice 鳴(な) き声(ごえ) nakigoe cry 笑(わら) い声(ごえ) waraigoe laughter

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

音(おん) 声(せい) onsei voice 声(せい) 明(めい) seimei declaration 名(めい) 声(せい) meisei fame 和(わ) 声(せい) wasei harmony (music) 声(せい) 優(ゆう) seiyuu voice actor 歓(かん) 声(せい) kansei cheer 声(せい) 援(えん) seien cheering

Stroke order

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し士 samurai #33

Compound ideograph (会意). 士 (scholar) above a hanging element (a hand striking a chime). Voice and sound. Simplified from 聲.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#33 士 scholar

声 — voice, sound

Meanings

word

こえ・ごえ koe Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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声 — voice, sound

Meanings

word

こえ ・ごえ koe Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

こえ・ごえ koe Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).