Meaning

Primary

Crying

Alternative

Sob

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A cry voice is a sound of crying or a sob. Don't cry! Kanji will get easier someday!

Reading

なきごえ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from the vocab words 泣く and . So long as you know those two words okay, you should be able to read this word too!

Context

Context Sentences

赤ちゃんの泣き声が聞こえます。

I can hear a baby is crying.

コウイチの泣き声って、実はめちゃくちゃカワイイんだよ。

Koichi's cry is actually really cute.

小さい子の泣き声にイライラするなら、大人だったら自分でヘッドフォンしてノイズキャンセルすれば良いのにって思う。

If you get irritated by the crying of small children, as an adult, you could just wear headphones with noise cancellation, I think.

Kanji Composition