1.
speaking voice; sound of talking; voices
The voice used in ordinary conversation, or the audible sound of people talking — as opposed to singing or shouting.
隣から話し声が聞こえる。
I can hear voices from next door.
彼女の話し声は優しい。
Her speaking voice is gentle.
夜遅く、廊下で小さな話し声がした。
Late at night, there were faint voices in the hallway.
Refers both to the quality of a person's conversational voice and to the sound of talking that one overhears.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 話し声が聞こえる: to hear voices
- 話し声が大きい: to have a loud speaking voice
- 小さな話し声: faint/quiet voices
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 歌声: singing voice — the voice when singing rather than talking
- 声: voice — the general word, without the specific sense of conversation