大声

大声

See also: 大聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大声 – see 大聲 (“loud; loudly; in a loud voice”). (This term, 大声, is the simplified form of 大聲.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	声
おお Grade: 1	こえ > ごえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Noun

大声 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 大聲, hiragana おおごえ, rōmaji ōgoe, historical hiragana おほごゑ)

1. loud voice

   大声 (おおごえ)で歌 (うた)う

   ōgoe de utau

   to sing loudly

   (literally, “to sing in a loud voice”)

Synonyms

• 大 (おお)きな声 (こえ) (ōkina koe)

Antonyms

• 小声 (こごえ) (kogoe): soft voice

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.