Kanji
聞
kanji character
hear
ask
listen
聞 kanji-聞 hear, ask, listen
聞
Meaning
hear ask and listen
Readings
Kun'yomi
- きく
- きこえる
On'yomi
- しん ぶん newspaper
- しん ぶん しゃ newspaper company
- けん ぶん information
- ちょう もん listening
- ちょう もん かい hearing (by a government agency)
- ぜんだいみ もん unheard-of
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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新 聞 newspaper -
聞 かすto let (someone) hear, to tell (e.g. a story), to inform (of)... -
聞 くto hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask... -
聞 手 hearer, listener, audience... -
新 聞 社 newspaper company -
聞 き手 hearer, listener, audience... -
聞 えるto be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears... -
聞 取 りlistening comprehension, aural comprehension, hearing what others say... -
見 聞 information, experience, knowledge... -
聞 こえるto be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears... -
聞 き取 りlistening comprehension, aural comprehension, hearing what others say... -
聞 書 writing down what one hears, account of what one hears -
聴 聞 listening, hearing -
聞 書 きwriting down what one hears, account of what one hears -
聞 き書 writing down what one hears, account of what one hears -
聞 き書 きwriting down what one hears, account of what one hears -
伝 聞 hearsay, rumor, rumour... -
新 聞 紙 newsprint, newspaper used for wrapping, packing... -
聞 えbeing able to hear something (clearly), clearness of a sound, reception (e.g. of a radio station)... -
聞 慣 れるto get used to hearing -
聞 馴 れるto get used to hearing -
聞 きなれるto get used to hearing -
醜 聞 scandal -
前 代 未 聞 unheard-of, unprecedented, unparalleled in history (unparallelled)... -
聞 きとるto catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow... -
聞 取 るto catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow... -
聞 こえbeing able to hear something (clearly), clearness of a sound, reception (e.g. of a radio station)... -
聞 役 listener's role -
見 聞 きinformation, experience, observation... -
聞 き慣 れるto get used to hearing