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聞く聴くきくTransitiveGodan verbFreq #68
1

to hear

Examples
一番のチャンネルで英語が、７番のチャンネルでは日本語がお聞きになれます。
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
2

Esp. 聴く

to listen (e.g. to music)

Examples
音楽が好きで、毎日聴いています。
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
3

聴く is used in legal and official contexts

to ask; to enquire; to query

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

Also 利く

to taste (alcohol); to try

聞こえる聞えるきこえる聴こえる聴えるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #483
1

to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears

Examples
妙な音が聞こえた。
I heard a strange sound.
2

to sound (like); to come across (as)

Examples
この話は、変に聞こえるかもしれないが、全く本当です。
This story may sound strange, but it's absolutely true.
3

to be well known; to be famous

4

Dated term

to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

聞かすきかすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2600
1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)

Examples
そのことについてできるだけ話を聞かしてください。
Tell me as much about that as possible.
2

to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)

3

to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

聞き出す聞きだすききだすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5224
1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning)

Examples
警察はその女から何も聞き出せなかった。
The police were unable to get anything out of the woman.
2

to begin listening (to)

聞き取る聴き取るききとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5243
1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand

Examples
あなたの姓が聞き取れませんでした。
I didn't catch your last name.
2

to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

聞き返す訊き返すきき返すききかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5546
1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again

2

to ask a question in return

3

to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

聞き覚え聞きおぼえききおぼえNounFreq #6913
1

learning by ear

2

memory of having heard something before

Examples
電話の声は私には聞き覚えのないものだった。
The voice on the phone was unfamiliar to me.
聞き流すききながすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6929
1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

聞きつける聞き付ける聞付けるききつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7395
1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something)

Examples
私の声を聞きつけて、私の犬は耳をそばだてた。
At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.
2

to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something)

3

to get used to hearing

聞き入れる聞入れるききいれるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10580
1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

Examples
市長は私達の願いを聞き入れてくれた。
The mayor granted our request.
彼らが君の助言を聞き入れなかったのは愚かな事だった。
They were stupid not to follow your advice.
聞きなれる聞き慣れるききなれる聞き馴れるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10654
1

to get used to hearing

聞き込み聞込みききこみNounFreq #13336
1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

聞き逃すききのがすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #13357
1

to fail to hear something; to miss

2

to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

聞こえ聞えきこえNounFreq #14500
1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station)

2

reputation; renown; fame; hearsay

3

impression (that something gives off); respectability

4

Linguistics

sonority

聞き耳を立てるききみみをたてるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #14935
1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

Examples
人が何かを率直に言うと、アメリカ人たちは、聞き耳を立てる。
Americans are all ears when people say something.
聞き覚えがある聞きおぼえがあるききおぼえがあるExpressionFreq #15124
1

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

Examples
その名にどこか聞き覚えがあった。
That name struck a chord.
聞き入る聴き入るききいるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15175
1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

Examples
そのうちペンが手から滑り落ちてしまい、ただ聞き入るだけでした。
Then the pen fell from my hand and I just listened.
聞く耳きくみみNounExpressionFreq #15320
1

acute ear; good ear

聞き間違い聞間違いききまちがいNounFreq #15425
1

mishearing

聞いてみるときいてみるとExpressionFreq #16041
1

on inquiry; if inquiring

聞き及ぶききおよぶTransitiveGodan verbFreq #17716
1

to hear of; to learn of

聞き捨てならないききずてならないききすてならないExpressionFreq #19069
1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

Examples
それは聞き捨てならんな。
I cannot let it go unchallenged.
聞き届ける聞きとどける聞届けるききとどけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #19255
1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

聞き分けるききわけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #24404
1

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish; to tell (the difference) by hearing; to hear the difference (between)

Examples
小鳥の声を聞き分けることが出来ますか。
Can you tell one bird from another by hearing them?
2

to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

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