高声

高声

See also: 高聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 高声 – see 高聲 (“loudly; to make loud noises”). (This term, 高声, is the simplified form of 高聲.)

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

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
高	声
こう Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
高聲 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
高	声
こう Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
高聲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーしょー [kòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞ː]

• (Tokyo) こーじょー [kòójóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

高(こう)声(しょう) • (kōshō) ^{←かうしやう (kausyau)?}
高(こう)声(じょう) • (kōjō) ^{←かうじやう (kauzyau)?}

1. a loud voice, a big voice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
高	声
たか Grade: 2	こえ > ごえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
高聲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たかごえ [tàkágóé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) たかご​え [tàkágóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠ɡo̞e̞]

Noun

高(たか)声(ごえ) • (takagoe) ^{←たかごゑ (takagowe)?}

1. a loud voice
2. a person with a loud voice

Adjective

高(たか)声(ごえ) • (takagoe) -na (adnominal 高(たか)声(ごえ)な (takagoe na), adverbial 高(たか)声(ごえ)に (takagoe ni))

1. having a loud voice; big-voiced

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
高	声
こう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
高聲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーせー [kòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[2][1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

高(こう)声(せい) • (kōsei) ^{←かうせい (kausei)?}

1. a loud voice, a big voice

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN