人声

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 人声 – see 人聲 (“voice; sound”).
(This term, 人声, is the simplified form of 人聲.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
人 声
ひと
Grade: 1		 こえ > ごえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
人聲 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 人 (hito, “human”) +‎ 声 (koe, “voice”). The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

人(ひと)声(ごえ) • (hitogoe) ←ひとごゑ (fitogowe)?

  1. voice, human voice

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
人 声
じん
Grade: 1		 せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
人聲 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 人聲 (ȵiɪn ɕiᴇŋ).

Pronunciation

Noun

人(じん)声(せい) • (jinsei) 

  1. voice, human voice

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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