I can hear voices from the next room.
声
voice
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
士部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
セイ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
こえ, こわ-
Nanori (Name Reading)
おと, かた, ちか, な, のぶ, もり
Common Readings
ショウ, セイ, こえ, こわ
Example sentences
I can hear birds singing from outside.
I mustered up my courage and spoke to a foreigner who was lost.
「Boy, where are you going all by yourself?」 a neighbor lady called out.
Many people raised their voices in opposition.
Cheerful laughter could be heard from the next room.
He let out a short laugh, 'Hmph,' without thinking.
I was so surprised that I couldn't even make a sound.
He shouted in a loud voice.
He heard the joke and laughed out loud.
Example Vocabulary
声
voice, sound
声をかける
to call out to; to speak to; to invite
声を上げる
to raise one's voice; to speak out; to cry out
笑い声
laughter; laughing voice
声を出す
to speak out; to utter a voice; to make a sound
大声
loud voice
小声
low voice; whisper
歓声
cheer; shout of joy
鳴き声
cry (of an animal); chirping; bark; roar
声がする
to hear a voice; to hear a sound
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