哭こく声せい

noun

wailing voice; loud crying voice

Archaic noun for a voice raised in weeping or loud crying. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; encountered mainly in classical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、夜よ中なかに哭こく声せいが聞きこえる場ば面めんがよくある。

  In old tales, there are often scenes where a wailing voice is heard in the middle of the night.