小声

See also: 小聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 小声 – see 小聲 (“low voice; whisper; quiet; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 小聲).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 声
こ
Grade: 1
こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
小聲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 小 (ko, "small," "light") + 声 (koe, "voice," "sound"). The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こごえ [kògóé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡo̞e̞]

Noun

小(こ)声(ごえ) • (kogoe) ←こごゑ (kogowe)?

  1. low voice, whisper

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Antonyms

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