7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

voice

Kun'yomi
  • voice ②singing (of a bird) ③voice ④sound
  • こわ-
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ショウ
    voice ②tone (of Chinese character) ③stress (in pronunciation)

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

こえ 87.2%
セイ 12.7%
こわ- 0.1%
ショウ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

voice
こえ セイ こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

voice ②singing (of a bird) ③voice ④sound
(one's) inner voice
(sound of) laughter
cry (of an animal)
sound of a gunshot
cry (e.g. of a baby) ②tearful voice
groan ②growl ③hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.)
singing voice
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References

Unicode hex code 58F0
JIS X 0208 1-32-28
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1066
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 989
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2198
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2724
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1393
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 467
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 465
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 226
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5645
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 153
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 746
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 759
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 97
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 146
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 170
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 147
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 299
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 619
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 396
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1914
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p4.4
Four corner code 4027.7
De Roo Code 1460