呼び声
よびごえ
Also written こせい, 呼声
Meanings
- Noun call; hail; yell
Kanji
Example sentences
- ヘレンは怖くて呼び声を上げた。
Helen shrieked with terror. - 私は助けを求める呼び声を聞いた。
I heard a call for help. - 源氏物語を読んだが、日本文学の最高傑作と呼び声が高いのが理解できない。
I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.
Common phrases
- 呼び声が高い (よびごえがたかい) being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)