JLPT N1 · 20 strokes
Kanji 響: "echo, sound, resound"
The kanji 響 means "echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate". It is written with 20 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ in on'yomi and ひび.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひび.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 20 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 502 of 2,501 |
Common words with 響
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 影響influence; effect; impact
- 響くto resound; to be heard far away · to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate
- 響きecho; reverberation · sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
- 響き渡るrésonner, retentir, se répercuter
- 鳴り響くretentir, résonner · être renommé, avoir une réputation qui porte
- 反響echo; reverberation · response; reaction; repercussions; sensation
- 影響力influence; clout; leverage
- 影響を及ぼすto affect; to impact; to influence
- 地響きsubterranean rumbling; earth tremor
- 悪影響bad influence; negative influence
- 響めくto resound; to reverberate · to make a stir
- 音響sound; noise; audio; acoustics
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