響 – echo, sound, resound

20 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#502 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 響 means echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ (kyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひび.く (hibiku). It is written with 20 strokes, under radical 音 (no. 180).

Stroke order

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

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
Kun’yomi	ひび.く	hibiku

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: 音 (Kangxi radical 180). Components: 音・艮・日・邦・立・幺.

Words using 響

影響えいきょうinfluence響きひびきecho響くひびくto resound反響はんきょうecho

Example sentences

多くのテレビ番組が子供たちに悪い影響を与えている。

Many TV programs have a bad influence on children.

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このデザインには中国の影響がみられる。

This design shows Chinese influence.

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その部屋に彼の声が反響した。

The room echoes with his voice.

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Kanji with the same radical

音

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