地声(じごえ)

じごえ
noun
natural voice; speaking voice; chest voice
body-partmusic
1. natural voice; one's normal speaking voice
A person's natural, unmodified voice, as opposed to a deliberately altered or affected voice.
彼女(かのじょ)は地声(じごえ)が大(おお)きい。
She has a naturally loud voice.
電話(でんわ)と地声(じごえ)が全然(ぜんぜん)違(ちが)う人(ひと)がいる。
Some people sound completely different on the phone than in person.
地声(じごえ)が低(ひく)いから、カラオケで女性(じょせい)の曲(きょく)は歌(うた)いにくい。
My natural voice is low, so it's hard to sing female songs at karaoke.
2. chest voice (singing)
In singing terminology, the natural lower register produced by the chest resonance, as opposed to falsetto or head voice.
あの歌手(かしゅ)は地声(じごえ)で高(たか)い音(おと)まで出(だ)せる。
That singer can hit high notes in their chest voice.
地声(じごえ)が低(ひく)いから、カラオケで女性(じょせい)の曲(きょく)は歌(うた)いにくい。
My natural voice is low, so it's hard to sing female songs at karaoke.
地声(じごえ)から裏声(うらごえ)への切(き)り替(か)えが上手(じょうず)な歌手(かしゅ)だ。
That singer is skilled at switching from chest voice to falsetto.
地声(じごえ)の音域(おんいき)を広(ひろ)げるためにボイストレーニングをしている。
I'm doing voice training to extend my chest voice range.

The word 地(じ) here means "base" or "natural" (as in 地毛(じげ), natural hair color). Both senses share the core meaning of the unaltered, natural voice.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 裏声(うらごえ): falsetto; head voice
  • 作(つく)り声(ごえ): affected voice; put-on voice
  • 声色(こわいろ): voice imitation; vocal mimicry

Related Words

Antonym: 裏声(うらごえ) (falsetto)
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Added 2026.3.27 15:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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