声はすれども姿は見えず

こえはすれどもすがたはみえず

Meanings

1. Expression it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody (from a mid-Edo folk song)

Kanji

• 声 voice. Read as こえ.
• 姿 figure. Read as すがた.
• 見 see. Read as みえる.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists