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What is the Kanji for "Effect", "Echo", "Resound", and "Reverberation"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Effect", "Echo", "Resound", and "Reverberation", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Effect", "Echo", "Resound", and "Reverberation" is "".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hibi".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "郷" means "Hometown" and can be read as "Kyou" and "Gou". And The kanji "音" means "Sound" and can be read as "On", "Ne", and "Oto".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Effect", "Echo", "Resound", and "Reverberation".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

影響: "Impact" or "Influence". The Japanese verbal noun '影響 (えいきょう)' can mean 'impact' or 'influence'. It refers to the effect that something has on another thing or situation. It can be used to describe both positive and negative effects. For example: The new law will have a big impact on the economy - (新しい法律は経済に大きな影響を与えるだろう). The teacher's advice had a strong influence on my decision - (先生のアドバイスは私の決断に大きな影響を与えた).

響く: "Resound" or "Echo". The Japanese verb '響く (ひびく)' means 'to resound' or 'to echo'. This verb is used to describe a sound that is loud, clear, and reverberates in an area. It can be used to describe the sound of music, voices, or other noises that persist and spread out. For example: The sound of the drums resounded through the hall - (太鼓の音が館内に響いた). The concert hall echoed with the applause - (コンサートホールが拍手の響きで満ちた).

響き: "Sound" or "Echo". The noun '響き (ひびき)' refers to a sound or a resonant echo. It can be used to describe the reverberating or lingering quality of a sound, such as the echo of a bell or the reverberation of music in a hall. For example: The sound echoed through the valley - (その音が谷間に響き渡った). The beautiful piano playing filled the room with its resonant sound - (美しいピアノの音が部屋に響き渡った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "び" is read as "bi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.