Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 木霊(こだま) in Japanese

木霊, 木魂, 谺
Kana Reading
こだま
Romaji
kodama
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    echo
    Example sentence
    彼女笑い声にこだました Her laughter echoed through the house.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to echo; to reverberate
    Example sentence
    呼び声こだました The valley echoed with his call.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the spirit of a tree; tree spirit
    Example sentence
    私たちのこだまが反対側から聞こえた。 We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the valley.

Examples of 木霊, 木魂, 谺, こだま in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

soul, spirit

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: たましい, たま

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

spirits, soul

On'Yomi: レイ, リョウ

Kun'Yomi: たま

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

tree, wood

On'Yomi: ボク, モク

Kun'Yomi: き, こ-

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12 strokes

tree spirit

On'Yomi: コ, カ

Kun'Yomi: こだま

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