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聞

hear
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingブン、モン
Kun readingき.く、き.こえる
JōyōGrade 2
  1. to hear
  2. to listen (e.g. to music)
  3. to ask
  4. to enquire
  5. to query

Popular Usage

聞く新聞新聞社聞こえる聞き取り

Radicals and components

Radical耳earComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

gates · ear (耳)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1754

Compound words

新聞しんぶん
newspaper
聞くきく
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query
新聞社しんぶんしゃ
newspaper company
聞こえるきこえる
to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears; to sound (like); to come across (as)
聞き取りききとり
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
見聞けんぶん
information; experience; knowledge; observation
醜聞しゅうぶん
scandal
聴聞ちょうもん
listening; hearing
新聞紙しんぶんし
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
聞かすきかす
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand
聞き手ききて
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
前代未聞ぜんだいみもん
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
聞き取るききとる
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.)
聞き書きききがき
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
新聞記事しんぶんきじ
newspaper story (article, account)
スポーツ新聞スポーツしんぶん
sports newspaper

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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