聞 — Japanese kanji

14 strokes · N5

Meanings: Hear, Ask, Listen

On’yomi: ぶん、もん · Kun’yomi: き.く、き.こえる

Radicals in 聞

耳 — ear (6 strokes)
門 — gate (8 strokes)

Words using 聞

相手の予定を聞く (あいてのよていをきく): ask about the other's plans — 第3週 (1) - デートにさそいましょう
聞き返す (ききかえす): ask someone to repeat; ask for repetition — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 10 - Work and the Workplace
聞き取り (ききとり): catch (what is said); understand by listening — 第4週 (3) - 学校へ行きましょう③
聞き取る (ききとる): catch (what is said); understand by listening — 第4週 (3) - 学校へ行きましょう③
聞き取る (ききとる): to catch; to hear and understand — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 01 - A New Life
聞き直す (ききなおす): ask to repeat; ask again — 第4週 (3) - 学校へ行きましょう③
聞きなれる (ききなれる): become accustomed to hearing; get used to hearing — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
聞きます (ききます): hear, listen — いっしょに　行きませんか — Invitations and daily activities
聞きます[先生に～] (ききます[せんせいに～]): ask (the teacher) — どうやって　行きますか — Asking directions and giving guidance
聞く (きく): to hear, to listen, to ask — Body & Health
聞こえます[音が～] (きこえます[おとが～]): [a sound] can be heard — 何でも　作れるんですね — Skills and habitual actions
新聞 (しんぶん): newspaper — これから　お世話に　なります — Confirming information and describing objects

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