Translation guide
Describes a voice that sounds deep, heavy, or muffled, often due to emotion, physical state, or natural quality.
Describing a naturally deep or resonant voice, often considered attractive or authoritative.
Describing a voice that becomes heavy or choked due to strong feelings like sadness, anger, or excitement.
Literally 'voice clogged with emotion', used when someone is choked up.
彼女は感情で詰まった声で話した。
She spoke in a voice thick with emotion.
Describing a voice that sounds thick due to a cold, sleepiness, or something covering the mouth.
Directly translating 'thick voice' as 厚い声 (atsui koe) is incorrect. 厚い means physically thick (like a book), not a voice quality.
A low voice is attractive.
A thick, husky voice, often with a rough or masculine nuance. Less common.
野太い声が響いた。
A thick, husky voice echoed.
A tearful voice, often thick from crying. Very common.
涙声で謝った。
He apologized in a tearful voice.
A trembling voice, often thick with emotion like fear or anger.
怒りで震える声だった。
It was a voice trembling with anger.
A nasal voice, often thick-sounding due to a cold or allergies.
風邪で鼻声になっている。
I have a thick voice because of a cold.
A muffled voice, as if speaking through something or with a blocked nose.
マスクでくぐもった声が聞こえた。
I heard a muffled voice through the mask.
A voice just after waking up, often thick and groggy.
寝起きの声で電話に出た。
I answered the phone with a sleepy, thick voice.