歌声

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See also: 歌聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 歌聲 (“sound of singing; singing voice; voice of a poet”).
(This term is the simplified form of 歌聲).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
うた
Grade: 2
こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
歌聲 (kyūjitai)

First attested in 751.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(うた)(ごえ) (utagoeうたこゑ (utakowe)?

  1. the sound of singing; singing voice
    (とお)から歌声(うたごえ)()こえた。
    Tōku kara utagoe ga kikoeta.
    A voice could be heard from far away, singing.

References

  1. ^ 歌声”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN