Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 人聲 (“voice; sound”).
(This term is the simplified form of 人聲).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
人聲 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (hito, human) +‎ (koe, voice). The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ひと)(ごえ) (hitogoeひとごゑ (fitogowe)?

  1. voice, human voice

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
人聲 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 人聲 (ȵiɪn ɕiᴇŋ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(じん)(せい) (jinsei

  1. voice, human voice

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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