Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: voice

Kunyomi: こえ こわ-

Onyomi: セイ ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さむらいかんむり

Meaning: scholar, bachelor

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

する(はっせいする)   make an utterance

(おんせい)   voice, sound

(めいせい)   fame

語(ぎせいご)   onomatopoeia

援(せいえん)   cheering

大音(だいおんじょう)   very loud voice

(こえ)   voice

(おおごえ)   loud voice

(こごえ)   low voice

色(こわいろ)   tone of voice

Onyomi Examples

セイガク vocal music

セイエン (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support

ニクセイ natural voice (without a microphone)

ワセイ harmony, concord, consonance

ショウ voice, sound, tone (of Chinese character), tone mark, stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent

ショウテン tone mark, mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone

コウセイ loud voice, high-pitched voice

ジョウショウ rising tone (in Chinese), (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone

Kunyomi Examples

こえ voice, singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot, voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will, sound, sense (of something's arrival), feeling, voice, voiced sound

かけ こえかけ saying something (to someone), greeting, approaching (someone)

いっせい voice, cry, shout

険しい けわしいこえ sharp voice