
sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies)
《Buddhism》chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)
「声明」 has another reading with different meanings.
政府が声明を発表したらしいよ。
The government seems to have issued a statement.
彼は辞任の声明を出したんだ。
He issued a resignation statement.
共同声明に署名することになった。
We agreed to sign the joint statement.