声 – voice

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#388 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 声 means voice. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ショウ (sei, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こえ、こわ- (koe, kowa). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 士 (no. 33).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	こえ	koe
Kun’yomi	こわ-	kowa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 士 (Kangxi radical 33). Components: 士・尸.

Words using 声

声こえvoice歓声かんせいcheer声明せいめいdeclaration

Example sentences

あなたの声が聞けてうれしいわ。

I am happy to hear your voice.

Tatoeba #1142225

日本人は鳥や虫の声を楽しむ。

The Japanese enjoy the songs of birds and insects.

Tatoeba #122235

どこの国でも、何時の時代でも、子供は親の価値観を見習って育つものである。いわゆる「教育ママ」の教育に対する考え方が、子供を精神的にいびつに育ててしまっていると指摘する声もある。

As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.

Tatoeba #200907

Kanji with the same radical

売士壮壷

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