聞

(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

as you (just) heard

poor listener

inquiry; enquiry

mishearing; failing to catch (something said)

to be curious; to be inquisitive; to want to hear

Proverb

don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight

smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party

Noun or verb acting prenominally

familiar

monk character in kabuki who explains the story of the play

painful to listen to; unbearable to hear

Historical term

highest-ranking priestess (in Ryukyuan religion)

Obsolete term

information; experience; knowledge; observation

to tell

Rare term

being a good listener; good listener

Nidan verb (lower class); Intransitive verb

to be heard; to be audible

Humble; Nidan verb (lower class); Transitive verb

to say

Humble; Auxiliary verb; Nidan verb (lower class); After the -masu stem of a verb

to do

knowing about many things; having wide knowledge

newspaper

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

Idiomatic expression

to speak; to talk

Idiomatic expression

to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

eavesdropping; tapping

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking