echo

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is きょう, and the kun reading is ひびく. It has 20 strokes. It appears in words for sounds echoing, things having an effect, and influence.
• Basic usage: 響く is read ひびく and 影響 is read えいきょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 響く / 影響
  • 響く means to echo or to affect and is read ひびく. It describes a sound echoing through a place or a change affecting a business.
  • 寺の鐘の音が谷全体に響いた。 means “The sound of the temple bell echoed throughout the valley.”
  • 影響 means influence or effect and is read えいきょう. It refers to the influence or effect of something such as lack of sleep or wind.
  • 寝不足は仕事の集中力に影響する。 means “Lack of sleep affects concentration at work.”