こえがわり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
声変わり 声変り

Etymology

From 声(こえ) (koe, “voice”) + 変(か)わり (kawari, “changing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 変(か)わる (kawaru, “to change”).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こえがわり [kòégáꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞e̞ɡa̠β̞a̠ɾʲi]

Noun

こえがわり • (koegawari) ^{←こゑがはり (kowegafari)?}

1. voice change (as part of puberty)

Synonyms

• 変声(へんせい) (hensei)