聞く
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music) (esp. 聴く)
3. to ask; to enquire; to query (聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
8. to taste (alcohol); to try (also 利く)
Other spellings
聴く
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
きく
Used in vocabulary
Examples1324
音楽
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
一番
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
でも
You know, sometimes you need to hear it.
その
Tell me the story.
私の
Listen to what I have to say.
６
Yeah, I asked about six times.