声

• 読み: こえ
• ローマ字: koe
• 漢字の分解: 声 (koe/sei) — voice, sound
• 発音: /ko.e/

意味

Voice. The sound produced by a person when speaking, singing, or calling out.

Refers specifically to human vocal sound, as distinct from 音 (oto, general sound). Used in many compound words and expressions: 大声 (ōgoe, loud voice), 小声 (kogoe, whisper), 声を出す (koe wo dasu, to speak up). Also used figuratively to mean opinions or feedback.

例文

1. 先生の声がよく聞こえません。
2. 大きい声で読んでください。
3. きれいな声で歌っていますね。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, school, music

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 声 is a simplified form of the traditional character 聲, which depicted a musical instrument being struck, producing sound.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal