裏声

Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏 声
うら
Grade: 6		 こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

裏声 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 裏聲, hiragana うらごえ, rōmaji uragoe, historical hiragana うらごゑ)

  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

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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