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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

502 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate

Kunyomi: ひび.く

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition: 郷 音

響

Radical

Radical: 音

Reading: おと

Meaning: sound

Strokes: 9

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Examples

Examples with audio

影響する(えいきょうする)   influence [v.t.]

反響する(はんきょうする)   echo [v.i.]

音響(おんきょう)   acoustic(s)

交響曲(こうきょうきょく)   symphony

響く(ひびく)   resound [v.i.]

響かす(ひびかす)   make resound [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

響岩 (キョウガン) phonolite, clinkstone

響笛 (キョウテキ) vibrating pipe

交響 (コウキョウ) reverberation

好影響 (コウエイキョウ) favorable influence, favourable influence

Kunyomi Examples

響く (ひびく) to resound, to be heard far away, to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate, to come (home), to remain (with someone), to have an effect, to make an impression

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