大声(おおごえ)

おおごえ
noun
loud voice
1. loud voice, shouting
Speaking or calling out with high volume.
大声(おおごえ)で笑(わら)うのは下品(げひん)だと思(おも)われることもある。
Laughing loudly can sometimes be considered vulgar.
大声(おおごえ)で呼(よ)んだ。
I called out in a loud voice.
大声(おおごえ)を出(だ)さないでください。
Please don't speak loudly.

大声(おおごえ) refers to a loud voice or the act of speaking/calling out loudly. It is used both as a noun and adverbially with で.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 大声(おおごえ)で話(はな)す: to speak in a loud voice
  • 大声(おおごえ)を出(だ)す: to raise one's voice, to shout
  • 大声(おおごえ)で叫(さけ)ぶ: to shout/scream loudly
  • 大声(おおごえ)で笑(わら)う: to laugh loudly
  • 大声(おおごえ)で呼(よ)ぶ: to call out in a loud voice

ETYMOLOGY:
大(おお) (big) + 声(こえ) (voice). The reading 声(ごえ) uses sequential voicing (rendaku).

CONTRAST:

  • 大声(おおごえ): loud voice
  • 小声(こごえ): soft/quiet voice, whisper
  • 怒鳴(どな)り声(ごえ): angry shout, yelling voice

CULTURE:
Speaking in a 大声(おおごえ) on public transport or in quiet settings is considered rude in Japan.

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Added 2026.2.3 10:46 · Revised 2026.3.27 20:50
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