JLPT N2 · Noun

響き (hibiki)

響き (ひびき, hibiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “echo; reverberation”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひびき
Romaji: hibiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

echo; reverberation · noun
sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise · noun
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read · noun

Example sentences

その手紙には強制的なひびきがあるし、さらに悪いことには、思いやりがない。

The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 響き

echo, sound, resoundキョウ・ひび.く · 20 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 響き.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1602130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.