声しょう

noun

voice; sound

Buddhist term for one of the six sense-objects (六境), referring to auditory objects perceived by the ear-consciousness. Not used in everyday conversation.

See also: 六境

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、声しょうは耳みみによって捉とらえられる対たい象しょうの一ひとつとされる。

  In Buddhism, voice/sound is considered one of the objects perceived by the ear.

noun

tone (of Chinese character); tone mark

Linguistic term for the tone of a Chinese character, often used in the context of Middle Chinese or Sino-Japanese readings. Also read せい in some contexts.

See also: 四声 · 声点

• 漢かん字じの声しょうには平ひょう声しょう・上じょう声しょう・去きょ声しょう・入声にっしょうの四よん種しゅ類るいがある。

  Chinese character tones include the four types: level, rising, departing, and entering.

noun

stress; intonation; accent

Linguistic term for prosodic features such as stress, intonation, or accent in pronunciation. Rare standalone use; more common in compounds like 声調.

• 日本にほん語ごの声しょうについて研けん究きゅうしている。

  I am researching Japanese intonation/accent.