Japanese

おおごえ
Meaning: loud voice
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

大
声

Example sentences

He shouted in a loud voice.
彼は冗談を聞いて大声で笑った。
He heard the joke and laughed out loud.
「ハハハ」と大声で笑った。
I laughed out loud, saying, 'Hahaha!'
彼は自分の潔白を大声で言い放った。
He loudly declared his innocence.
彼は私の冗談を聞いて、あははははと大声で笑った。
He heard my joke and laughed loudly, 'ahahaha'.
子供が夜中に大声で喚いている。
The child is screaming loudly in the middle of the night.
深夜に大声で騒ぐのは、非常に非常識な行為だ。
Shouting in a loud voice in the middle of the night is a nuisance to neighbors and extremely thoughtless.
大声で叫び続けたため、彼の声はかすれてしまった。
His voice became hoarse after he kept shouting at the top of his lungs.
夜中に大声で歌うのは、近所の人たちにとって安眠妨害だ。
Singing loudly in the middle of the night is a disturbance of sleep for the neighbors.

Usage Notes

Refers to a voice that is loud in volume.

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