Keyword
hear
- ask
- listen
- Frequency
- #319
- Strokes
- 14
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N4
- Heisig
- 1754
Readings
ブン44%
き44%
モン13%
Mnemonic
Someone at the gate leans in until an ear touches the wood, trying to hear the party gossip on the other side.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
聞く
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; …
Godan verb
聞かす
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone); to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
Godan verb
聞こえる
to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
Ichidan verb
聞き取り
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
Noun
聞こえ
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station); reputation; renown; fame; hearsay; impression (that something gives off); respectability; sonority
Noun
聞き込み捜査
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
Noun