響く

• 読み: ひびく
• ローマ字: hibiku
• 漢字の分解: 響 (kyou/hibi) — echo, sound, resound
• 発音: /çi.bi.kɯ/

意味

To resound; to echo; to be heard far away. Describes sounds that carry, reverberate, or have a lasting impact.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the く row. Beyond literal sound, it is used figuratively to mean 'to have an impact' or 'to affect deeply,' as in 心に響く (to resonate in one's heart). Also used for physical vibration and the spread of influence.

例文

1. 花火の音が山に響いた。
2. あの映画の音楽は今でも心に響く。
3. 隣の部屋の音楽がここまで響いてくる。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, music, emotion

トーン: evocative

起源と歴史

The kanji 響 depicts a village (郷) with sound (音), evoking the image of sound echoing across a settlement.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal