大声

See also: 大聲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大声 – see 大聲 (“loud; loudly; in a loud voice; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 大聲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	声
おお Grade: 1	こえ > ごえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
大聲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおご​え [òógóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɡo̞e̞]

Noun

大(おお)声(ごえ) • (ōgoe) ^{←おほごゑ (ofogowe)?}

1. loud voice

   大声(おおごえ)で歌(うた)う

   ōgoe de utau

   to sing loudly

   (literally, “to sing in a loud voice”)

Synonyms

• 大(おお)きな声(こえ) (ōkina koe)

Antonyms

• 小声(こごえ) (kogoe): soft voice

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.