響き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひび
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
響き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ひび) (hibiku, to echo).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びき [hìbíkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [çibʲikʲi]

Noun

(ひび) • (hibiki

  1. echo, sound, reverberation, noise
  2. the ring, sound, or feel of an expression or word
    (ひび)(わる)名前(なまえ)
    hibiki ga warui namae
    a name that sounds bad

Synonyms

Verb

(ひび) • (hibiki

  1. stem or continuative form of 響く (hibiku) [godan]

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.