語気|ごきgoki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountone; manner of speaking
   彼女かのじょは話はなしているうちに語気ごきが強つよくなった。↗

   Her voice began to rise as she spoke.

• Synonym口調くちょうNeutralRefers to one's overall manner of speaking — tone and phrasing. 語気 centres on the emotion or force behind the words, as in 「語気を強める」.
• SynonymトーンCasualColloquial loanword for pitch or tone; also used figuratively for the overall mood or feel of something.
• Synonym声色こわいろWrittenA written-style word for tone of voice; also means imitating someone's voice, as in 「声色を使う」.
• Synonym語調ごちょうWrittenRefers to intonation — the rise and fall and rhythm of speech; found mainly in written or formal prose.
• Synonym語勢ごせいWrittenA written-style word for the force or stress in one's speech; centres on how strongly something is emphasised.
• Related調子ちょうしNeutralA broad everyday word for pitch, mood, condition and more; common in speech, but it does not specifically mean the emotion carried in one's words.
• Related音ねNeutralA somewhat poetic word for sound or tone, as in 「笛の音」; it does not refer to the tone of one's speech.
• Related音色ねいろNeutralRefers to timbre — the quality or texture of a sound; used mostly for musical instruments and voices.
• Related音質おんしつNeutralA technical audio term for sound quality; has nothing to do with the emotion in one's speech.
• Related格調かくちょうWrittenA written-style word for the style or dignity of writing and art; unrelated to tone of voice.
• Related声色こわいろWrittenA written-style word for tone of voice; also means imitating someone's voice, as in 「声色を使う」.
• RelatedアクセントCasualColloquial loanword for accent or stress; centres on pronunciation, not on the emotion in one's speech.
• Related音調おんちょうWrittenA written-style word for tune or melody; mainly a music term, not about tone of speech.
• Related調ちょうNeutralTribute or taxes; listed only because it can be written 「調」 — it is not actually a synonym of 語気.
• Related呂律ろれつNeutralRefers to how clearly one articulates words; most often seen in 「ろれつが回らない」 (slurred speech).
• Related声調せいちょうWrittenA written-style, linguistic term for tone — including the four tones of Chinese.
• Related声音こわねWrittenRefers to the sound or timbre of a voice; rare even in writing — 「声」 or 「声色」 is normally used instead.

Use 「語気」 for the emotion or force that comes through in someone's words, as in 「語気を荒げる」 or 「語気を強める」. For one's overall manner of speaking, use 「口調」; for the rise and fall of intonation, 「語調」; for clarity of articulation, 「呂律」. Most of the others refer to pitch, sound quality or music, not tone of speech.

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

1. 話はなす言葉ことばの調子ちょうしや勢いきおい。