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聞

hear
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingブン、モン
Kun readingき.く、き.こえる
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. hearRtK
    発砲音を聞いて、警察がすぐにやって来た。The police came as soon as they heard the gunfire.tatoeba
    遠く鐘の音も聞こえる。The sound of bells from afar can be heard.wiki
  2. ask
  3. listen
  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

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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)
聞けるきける
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
逸聞いつぶん
something unheard of
下聞かぶん
enquiring beforehand
寡聞かぶん
having little knowledge (of)
怪聞かいぶん
strange rumor
外聞がいぶん
reputation
旧聞きゅうぶん
old news
仄聞そくぶん
hearing casually

On Reading Examples

テレビと新聞は互いの機能を補完しあっている。しんぶん
Television and newspapers play complementary roles.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼らは彼に聞きました。きく
They asked him.tatoeba
時に鈴木の件について聞いたか。きく
By the way, have you heard about Suzuki?tatoeba
その話し手は話を聞いてもらえなかった。きく
The speaker couldn't make himself heard.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母親の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は母の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は勉強に熱中していて私の呼ぶ声が聞こえなかった。
He was too intent on studying to hear my call.tatoeba
彼は別の仕事を探し始めたと聞いています。
I hear he's just begun looking for another job.tatoeba
声の大きさは、自分の耳に聞こえる程度でよい。
The loudness of the voice should be just audible to oneself.wiki
古老達よりの聞き取りは記者であった篠田鉱造が行った。
A news reporter, Kozo SHINODA, collected the stories from the old men.wiki

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