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How to say 'Voice' in Japanese | 話し声

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The Japanese word for Voice is 'Hanashigoe', written as 話し声 in Japanese.'Voice' in hiragana is はなしごえ.

    word

    話し声

    Meaning

    Voice

    Reading

    はなしごえ

    hanashigoe

    Kanji

    話Talk 声Voice

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '話し声 (はなしごえ)' refers to the sound of someone's voice when they are speaking. It specifically emphasizes the auditory aspect of speech rather than the content. This word is often used to describe the tone, volume, or quality of someone's voice during conversation. For example: I heard a soft voice「優しい話し声が聞こえた」(やさしいはなしごえがきこえた). The loud voices of the children could be heard from outside「子供たちの大きな話し声が外から聞こえた」(こどもたちのおおきなはなしごえがそとからきこえた). Note that '話し声' is distinct from '声 (こえ)', which is a more general term for 'voice' and does not necessarily imply speech.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    7228

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 話し声

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    話

    Meaning

    Talk

  • kanji

    声

    Meaning

    Voice

Hiragana in the Word 話し声

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

Words Related to 話し声 Through the Kanji 話

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 話 as well.

  • word

    話

    Meaning

    Story

  • word

    話す

    Meaning

    Talk, Speak

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    電話

    Meaning

    Call

  • word

    話題

    Meaning

    Topic

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    世話

    Meaning

    Care

  • word

    受話器

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し合う

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    話し掛ける

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    神話

    Meaning

    Myth

  • word

    話し合い

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    対話

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    受話

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

Words Related to 話し声 Through the Kanji 声

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 声 as well.

  • word

    声

    Meaning

    Voice

  • word

    大声

    Meaning

    Loud voice

  • word

    歌声

    Meaning

    Singing

  • word

    音声

    Meaning

    Sound, Voice

  • word

    笑い声

    Meaning

    Laughter

  • word

    泣き声

    Meaning

    Crying

Learn the Word 話し声

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What does 'Hanashigoe' (話し声) mean?

'Hanashigoe' means 'Voice' .

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