裏声

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

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(うら)声(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

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