裏声

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うら
Grade: 6
こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
裏聲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ura, back side, hidden side, opposite) +‎ (koe, voice).[1][2][3][4] The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(うら)(ごえ) (uragoeうらごゑ (uragowe)?

  1. falsetto
  2. when singing with shamisen accompaniment, a singing voice that is lower than the shamisen
  3. a voice that sounds off-kilter

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN