echo, sound, resound, ring
Also: vibrate
On'yomi (音読み)
- キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ひび.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「響」 primarily means echo, sound, or to resound. It can be used as a noun or a verb, with its kun'yomi reading being ひび.く, meaning 'to resound.' You might encounter compounds like 影響 (えいきょう), which means 'influence,' and 反響 (はんきょう), meaning 'echo.' Another common word is 音響 (おんきょう), which refers to sound or acoustics. When using this kanji, keep in mind that it often relates to sounds that resonate or have an impact, making it very expressive in both everyday conversation and literary contexts.
Example sentences
音楽が心に響く。
The music resonates in my heart.
Meanings across languages
- English
- echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate
- Tiếng Việt
- vang vọng, âm thanh, vang lên, rung, chuyển động
- 日本語
- 響き, 音, 鳴る, 響く, 振動
- 한국어
- 메아리, 소리, 울리다, 종소리, 진동
- 中文
- 回声, 声音, 响起, 铃, 震动
- id
- gema, suara, bergetar
- th
- เสียงสะท้อน, เสียง, ก้อง
- es
- eco, sonido, resonar
- fr
- écho, son, résonner
- de
- Echo, Geräusch, Schall
- pt
- eco, som, ressoar
Common compounds
- 影響influence, effect, impact
- 反響echo, reverberation, response
- 音響sound, noise, audio
- 響くto resound, to be heard far away, to reverberate
- 響きecho, reverberation, sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum)
- 交響曲symphony
- 響めくto resound, to reverberate, to make a stir
- 交響楽団symphony orchestra
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