声 — voice, sound
こえ
声
voice
こえ
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.
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Meanings
- voice
- sound
Readings
- On'yomi
- せい sei しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- こえ koe こわ kowa
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).
こわ kowa 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).
Words by frequency and grade
23 wordsEach dot is a word containing 声: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 11 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
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.