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鳴き声

啼き声、 啼声鳴声

Reading

Kana: なきごえ
Romaji: nakigoe
Kana
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Definition

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow

See also: 泣き声

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: テイ、 な.く
Meanings: bark, chirp, cry

Example Sentences

スズメの()(ごえ)(ひと)つしなかった。
➥Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
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音楽(おんがく)がなっているのに彼女(かのじょ)()(ごえ)()こえた。
➥Above the music, I could hear her crying.
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(とり)はその()(ごえ)()かるように、(はな)(かた)によって人間(にんげん)評価(ひょうか)される。
➥A bird is known by its song and a man by his way of talking.
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(にわとり)()(ごえ)夜明(よあ)けの前触(まえぶ)れです。
➥The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.
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交通(こうつう)騒音(そうおん)(いぬ)のなき(ごえ)やらで(かれ)(ねむ)れなかった。
➥Between the traffic and the dog's barking, he couldn't sleep.
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ぼくも(むかし)はこの(もり)(なか)でよく野鳥(やちょう)()(ごえ)(きい)()っていたものでした。
➥I used to listen to the calls of the wild birds in this forest.
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