Noun
echo; reverberation
その手紙には強制的なひびきがあるし、さらに悪いことには、思いやりがない。The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere. sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Also written 響【ひびき】