涙声(なみだごえ)

なみだごえ
noun
tearful voice; voice choked with tears
emotion
1. tearful voice; voice choked with tears
A voice that trembles or breaks because the speaker is crying or on the verge of tears. Describes the audible quality of emotion in someone's speech.
彼女(かのじょ)は涙声(なみだごえ)で話(はな)した。
She spoke in a tearful voice.
電話(でんわ)の向(む)こうから涙声(なみだごえ)が聞(き)こえた。
I heard a tearful voice on the other end of the phone.
受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)は涙声(なみだごえ)になりながら、支(ささ)えてくれた人(ひと)たちへの感謝(かんしゃ)を述(の)べた。
The award winner expressed gratitude to those who supported them, their voice becoming choked with tears.

A compound of 涙(なみだ) (tears) + 声(こえ) (voice). Describes the distinctive quality of a voice affected by crying — trembling, cracking, or quavering. Very common in narrative writing, journalism, and everyday descriptions of emotional situations.

Usage

Often used with で (涙声(なみだごえ)で — in a tearful voice) or with になる (涙声(なみだごえ)になる — to become tearful). The word is purely descriptive and does not carry a negative or positive judgment.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 泣(な)き声(ごえ) — crying voice; the sound of actually crying, not just tearful speech
  • 震(ふる)え声(ごえ) — trembling voice; could be from fear, cold, or emotion
  • 鼻声(はなごえ) — nasal voice; from a cold or from crying
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Added 2026.3.26 14:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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