Kanji 聞: "hear, ask, listen"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 聞

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 聞きくto hear · to listen (e.g. to music)
• 聞きこえるto be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears · to sound (like); to come across (as)
• 聞きかす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)
• 新しん聞ぶんnewspaper
• 言いい聞きかせるdire, expliquer (pour convaincre), sermonner, mettre en garde
• 聞きき出だすto get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning) · to begin listening (to)
• 聞きき取とるto catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand · to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
• 聞きき返かえすto listen repeatedly; to listen again · to ask a question in return
• 言いうことを聞きくto do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
• 聞きき覚おぼえlearning by ear · memory of having heard something before
• 聞きき流ながすto pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
• 聞ききつけるto hear; to catch (the sound of something) · to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something)

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