響ひびく

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響く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

resound; echo; be heard far away

Describes a sound that carries, echoes, or can be heard from a distance.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

Used for physical vibrations, shaking, or a sound that fills a space.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

come home; remain with one; linger in one's mind

Often used for words, feelings, or memories that stay with a person or hit home emotionally.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

Describes something that influences or impacts someone, often physically or emotionally.

〈音おと〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に響ひびくfor a sound to echo/carry through a place
鐘かねの音おとが谷たに全ぜん体たいに響ひびいた。
The sound of the bell echoed throughout the valley.
〈物もの〉が体からだに響ひびくfor something to have a jarring physical effect on the body
この寒さむさは体からだに響ひびく。
This cold weather really takes a toll on the body.
〈言こと葉ば〉が耳みみに響ひびくfor words to ring in one's ears / linger in the mind
先せん生せいの言こと葉ばが今いまでも耳みみに響ひびいている。
My teacher's words still ring in my ears even now.

響ひびかせる sense 1
響かせる is the transitive causative form meaning to make something resound, while 響く is intransitive and describes the sound resounding by itself.
響ひびかす sense 1
響かす is a slightly more casual transitive causative form meaning to make something resound, paired with the intransitive 響く.

鳴なるN4sense 1
鳴る describes a sound being produced (a bell ringing, a horn honking), whereas 響く focuses on that sound carrying, echoing, or leaving an emotional impression.
反はん響きょうN1sense 1
反響する is a more formal, technical word for a sound echoing or a reaction spreading, while 響く is the everyday verb for the same idea and also covers emotional resonance.
影えい響きょうN3sense 4
影響する is the neutral, broad word for having an effect or influence on something, while 響く suggests a more direct, felt impact, often physical or emotional.
どよめくN1
響く is the general verb for a sound echoing or resonating, while どよめく specifically describes a loud collective noise or commotion from a crowd.

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響ひびき渡わたるN1
響く is the general verb for sounding, echoing, or having an effect, while 響き渡る stresses that a sound spreads far and wide through a space.
応こたえるN2
響く describes something resonating or striking emotionally (often positively), while 応える in this sense usually describes something taking a physical or emotional toll.
刺ささるN2
響く is a broader word for words or events resonating or making an impression, while 刺さる specifically suggests a sharp, often painful emotional impact.
交こう響きょう
響く is the everyday verb for something echoing or resounding, whereas 交響 is a more formal, often literary noun/suru-verb for intertwined resonance.
澄すむN2
響く describes a sound resonating or carrying, while 澄む specifically describes a sound being pure and free of distortion.

効きくN3sense 4
効く means a medicine, method, or measure is effective, while 響く means something leaves a lasting impression or impact, not that it works well.

響ひびきN2
echo; reverberation · sound; noise · quality of sound; feeling of sound; emotional resonance
鳴なり響ひびく
reverberate; resound; echo · be renowned; have one's fame spread
地じ響ひびき
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
響ひびき渡わたるN1
resound; echo; reverberate
差さし響ひびく
influence; affect
響ひびき合あう
resonate together; sound in harmony; reverberate mutually

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 響 combines 音 (sound) and 郷 (village), suggesting sound traveling through a village.