裏声

Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏	声
うら Grade: 6	こえ > ごえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
裏聲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (ura, “back side, hidden side, opposite”) +‎ 声 (koe, “voice”).[1][2][3][4] The koe changes to goe as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) うらごえ [ùrágóé] (Heiban – [0])[2][5][4]
(Tokyo) うらごえ [ùrágóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[5][4]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɡo̞e̞]

Noun

裏(うら)声(ごえ) • (uragoe) ^{←うらごゑ (uragowe)^?}

falsetto
when singing with shamisen accompaniment, a singing voice that is lower than the shamisen
a voice that sounds off-kilter

Synonyms

ファルセット (farusetto)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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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