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

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

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• ファルセット (farusetto)

References

1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN