響

echo; sound; influence

Kanji 1171

Bells echo throughout a town, a shot rings out, cheers swell to a roar, a name becomes renowned, a discovery has a momentous effect—響 enables us to say all of this. It also drives these sentences: "His opinions carry a lot of weight," "Lack of sleep began to catch up with me," "Most sea creatures are affected by pollution," "Last week's column got a huge reaction," and "The symphony is in the key of G minor."