# 響 — echo; resound

響 means “echo; resound”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). Kun'yomi: ひび(く) (hibiku). You'll see it in words such as 響く (hibiku, “to resound; to be heard far away”).

- Meaning: echo; resound
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: ひび(く) (hibiku)
- Strokes: 20
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 響

Sounds like 郷: both read キョウ.

Parts: 郷 home town · 音 sound

## Words with 響

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 響く | ひびく (hibiku) | to resound; to be heard far away |
| 響き | ひびき (hibiki) | echo; reverberation |

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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