響き (Hibiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “echo, reverberation, sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise”.
Meanings
- nounecho; reverberation
- nounsound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
- nounquality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Examples
彼の声に多少怒りの響きがあった。
There was a suggestion of anger in his voice.
彼のピアノ演奏はすばらしい響きがした。
His piano playing sounded fantastic.
大地の色彩は解き放たれた視界の中で高らかに鳴り響き。
Shades of earth are ringing through my open view inciting and inviting me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).