also: かせい
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hoarseness; hoarse voice
Medical or descriptive term for a rough, breathy, or strained voice, often due to laryngeal issues. Used in clinical contexts or formal descriptions.
After the cold, hoarseness persisted for a week.
I visited an ENT specialist to investigate the cause of my hoarse voice.
Standard kanji spelling for this medical/descriptive term.
Obsolete reading; it is out-dated kana usage.
嗄 (rough/hoarse) + 声 (voice). The kanji 嗄 is rare and primarily used in medical compounds. The reading させい is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; かせい is an older, now obsolete reading.