囁き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
囁
ささや Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
私語

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 囁(ささや)く (sasayaku, “to whisper”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ささやき [sàsáyákí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ささやき [sàsáyákíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠sa̠ja̠kʲi]

Noun

囁(ささや)き • (sasayaki) 

1. a whisper, a murmur