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Words — 11 found

き 聞く
Common word JLPT N5 Wanikani level 10 Wanikani level 37 Play audio Show inflections Links
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to hear​
  • いちばん一番
  • の
  • チャンネル
  • で
  • えいご英語
  • が
    • 、７
  • ばん番
  • の
  • チャンネル
  • で
  • は
  • にほんご日本語
  • が
  • お
  • き聞き
  • になれます
    • 。
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to listen (e.g. to music)​esp. 聴く
  • おんがく音楽
  • が
  • す好き
  • で
    • 、
  • まいにち毎日
  • き聴いています
    • 。
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to ask; to enquire; to query​聴く is used in legal and official contexts
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)​See also 香を聞く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to taste (alcohol); to try​also 利く
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聴く 【きく】
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きみみも 聞く耳を持たない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message​
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聞く耳をもたない 【きくみみをもたない】
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きみみ 聞く耳
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. acute ear; good ear​
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きた 聞くに堪えない
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1. painful to listen to; unbearable to hear​
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きくもなみだ、かたるもなみだ 聞くも涙、語るも涙
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. (a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears​
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きみおおちが 聞くと見るとは大違い
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1. don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen​Proverb
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きやぼ 聞くだけ野暮
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1. asking would be rude; tasteless question​
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きみみも 聞く耳を持たぬ
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1. to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message​
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聞く耳をもたぬ 【きくみみをもたぬ】
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きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
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1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know​Proverb
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き 聞くところによると
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1. from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say​
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聞く所によると 【きくところによると】
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きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥
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1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know​Proverb, See also 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
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Kanji — 1 found

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14 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
聞
hear, ask, listen
Kun: き.く、 き.こえる
On: ブン、 モン
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Sentences — 1418 found

  • jreibun/12/1
      花屋の店員は、
    • あいそ愛想よく
    • きゃく客
      • の要望を聞くと、てきぱきと
    • はなたば花束
      • を作った。
    The florist clerk listened to the customer’s request in an amiable manner and quickly arranged a bouquet of flowers. — Jreibun
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