Japanese

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

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(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

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References

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  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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: 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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN