声・聲|こえkoe[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounvoice
   あなたの声こえが聞きけてうれしいわ。↗

   I am happy to hear your voice.
2. nounsinging (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
   日本人にほんじんは鳥とりや虫むしの声こえを楽たのしむ。↗

   The Japanese enjoy the songs of birds and insects.
3. nounvoice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
   どこの国くにでも、何時いつの時代じだいでも、子供こどもは親おやの価値観かちかんを見習みならって育そだつものである。いわゆる「教育きょういくママ」の教育きょういくに対たいする考え方かんがえかたが、子供こどもを精神的せいしんてきにいびつに育そだててしまっていると指摘してきする声こえもある。↗

   As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.
4. nounsound
5. nounsense (of something's arrival); feelingusu. as ～の声を聞く
6. noun, linguisticsvoice; voiced sound

• Synonym音声おんせいNeutralTechnical term for voice as speech or audio signals, as in 「音声ガイド」「音声認識」; 「声」 is the sound a person or animal makes.
• SynonymボイスNeutralLoanword, used mostly in compounds such as 「ボイスメッセージ」「ボイストレーニング」.
• Synonym声音せいおんWrittenWritten word for the human voice or vocal music; not used in everyday speech, and not a general word for sound.
• Synonym音吐おんとWrittenWritten word for the voice of speaking or reciting, seen mainly in 「音吐朗々」; not used in daily life.
• Related響きひびきNeutralEcho, lingering sound, or the impression a sound gives, as in 「鐘の響き」; not limited to voices.
• Related音おとNeutralUmbrella term for any audible sound, as in 「雨の音」「足音」. The calls and speech of people and animals are normally 「声」.
• Related物音ものおとNeutralA sound made by some object, usually not loud, as in 「物音がする」; often carries a sense of unease. 「声」 is a person's or animal's voice.
• Related声音こわねWrittenWritten word for the human voice or vocal music; not used in everyday speech, and not a general word for sound.
• RelatedどよめきNeutralCommotion or stir made by a crowd, as in 「観客のどよめき」; a collective reaction, not an individual voice.

「声」 covers voices of people and animals, birds and insects included. Use 「音」 for sounds in general, 「音声」 for technical voice/audio, 「響き」 for echoes or sound quality, 「どよめき」 for a crowd's stir. 「ボイス」 is mostly in compounds; 「声音」 and 「音吐」 are written words.

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

1. （こえ）人ひとの口くちや喉のどといった器官きかんから、主おもに言葉ことばを構成こうせいする目的もくてきで発はっせられる音おと。
2. （こえ）動物どうぶつが口くちやのどから出だす音おと。または、一般的いっぱんてきに動物どうぶつが出だす音おと。