How to say "voice" in Japanese

• 声こえJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for voice as sound: the voice of a person or animal, heard when speaking, singing, or calling. If you mean someone's actual voice, this is the word you want.
  あなたの声こえが聞きけてうれしいわ。↗

  I am happy to hear your voice.
• 音声おんせいCommon
  nounVoice treated as sound or audio — speech as a signal to be recorded, played, or processed — rather than the person producing it; typical of recordings, devices, and speech technology.
• ボイスCommon
  nounThe English loanword, used mainly in music for a vocal part and in media and technology for recorded or transmitted voice; for the sound of someone speaking, use 声.
• 一声いっせいCommon
  nounNot the general word for voice: it means a single cry, shout, or word — one utterance, as in calling out once or saying a word to someone. Seldom what you want for 'voice' itself.
• 態たいCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)The grammatical sense only: 'voice' as a category of verb form, as in active and passive voice. It has nothing to do with sound and is not a word for voice outside grammar.

Use 声 for the sound of a person or animal speaking or singing, 音声 for voice as audio or speech signal, 「ボイス」 for loanword contexts, 一声 for a single cry or word, and 態 only for grammatical voice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 声こえvoice
• 音声おんせいvoice
• ボイスvoice
• 一声いっせいvoice
• 声しょうvoice
• 音吐おんとvoice
• 代弁者だいべんしゃspokesperson
• 態たいvoice