響 Kanji – echo
The Japanese kanji 響 can mean echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate.
Meaning and Readings
How is 響 read?
響 has the onyomi reading キョウ and the kunyomi reading ひびく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyou, hibiku.
Common Japanese Words Using 響
These common Japanese words contain 響. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 悪影響（あくえいきょう） — bad influence, negative influence
- 影響（えいきょう） — influence, effect, impact
- 影響力（えいきょうりょく） — influence, clout, leverage
- 音響（おんきょう） — sound, noise, acoustics, reverberation, echo, audio
- 響く（ひびく） — to resound, to be heard far away
- 交響楽団（こうきょうがくだん） — symphony orchestra
- 交響曲（こうきょうきょく） — symphony
- 反響（はんきょう） — echo, reverberation
- 響き（ひび き） — echo, reverberation
- 響めく（どよめく） — to resound, to reverberate
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