This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セイ、ショウ、こえ、こわ-
Romaji: sei, shō, koe, kowa-
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

voice

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  388
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  seong
Chinese Reading:  sheng1
Unicode:  58f0
JIS:  403C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2198
Nelson Index: 1066
New Nelson Index: 989
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3p4.4
Four Corner Index: 4027.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 153
Gakken Index: 467
Japanese Names Index: 465
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5645
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0288
Remembering the kanji Index: 1896
Busy People Index: 2.14
Kanji Way Index: 299
Kanji Flashcards Index: 146
Kodansha Compact Index: 396
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 170
Kanji in Context Index: 619
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1393
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1880
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1914
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2044
Essential Kanji Index: 226
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2724
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1460
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 97
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 147

Words

(こえ)
voice
音声 (おんせい、おんじょう)
voice; (the concept of) sound
名声 (めいせい)
fame; reputation; renown
歌声 (うたごえ、かせい)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
掛け声 (かけごえ)
yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)
声優 (せいゆう)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
声明 (せいめい)
declaration; statement; proclamation
声楽 (せいがく)
vocal music
声明 (しょうみょう)
sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies); chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)
鳴き声 (なきごえ)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow
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