How to Say "Beautiful Voice" in Japanese

美声

bisei

The Japanese phrase for beautiful voice is 美声, pronounced bisei.

美声 is a concise noun used to describe the quality of a voice. To describe the nuance of a tone or timbre, you might use the term 音色.

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of the kanji 美 (beauty) and 声 (voice).

While 美声 is a concise noun, the more descriptive and common way to say 'a beautiful voice' in everyday conversation is 美しい声 (utsukushii koe).

bisei

In traditional Noh theatre, a 'beautiful voice' is not judged by melodic sweetness but by its ability to convey profound grief or spiritual intensity through guttural control.
When praising a 'beautiful voice' in a formal setting, Japanese speakers may avoid direct adjectives and instead say 耳に心地よい (mimeni kokochiyoi), which means 'comfortable to the ear'.
The kanji 声 (voice) is used not only for human speech but also to describe the 'voice' of animals or insects, meaning a cricket can technically have a 美声.

トムは美声の持ち主だ。
Tom has a beautiful voice.
This sentence shows how to use 美声 to say someone has a beautiful voice.
Tatoeba #9668078 by bunbuku, translation #3403365 by CK
その歌手は美声の持ち主だ。
That singer has a beautiful voice.
This sentence demonstrates using 美声 in relation to a singer.
Tatoeba #2309992 by tommy_san, translation #9665122 by CK
このシンガーは、美声の持ち主だ。
This singer has a beautiful voice.
This sentence provides another example of using 美声 to describe a singer's voice.
Tatoeba #11198432 by small_snow, translation #2880441 by AlanF_US
あなたの歌声は美しくて心を癒してくれます (Anata no utagoe wa utsukushikute kokoro o iyashite kuremasu)
Your singing voice is beautiful and heals my heart.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Yota and Yui are listening to a song on the radio.

陽太 Yota

この歌手は本当に美声だね。
Kono kashu wa hontou ni bisei da ne.
This singer really has a beautiful voice, doesn't he?
結衣 Yui

うん、聞いていて心地いいよ。
Un, kiite ite kokochi ii yo.
Yeah, it's pleasant to listen to.
陽太 Yota

美声なので、歌が心に響くよ。
Bisei na node, uta ga kokoro ni hibiku yo.
Because of that beautiful voice, the song touches my heart.
結衣 Yui

私も同感。とても素敵だね。
Watashi mo doukan. Totemo suteki da ne.
I agree. It's very lovely.

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