聞

to find fault with

fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

difficult to hear; indistinct

hesitating to ask; awkward to ask

unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

to mishear

unpleasant to hear

difficult to hear

Adjective - yoi/ii class

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

Noun or verb acting prenominally

exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations

hearing; audible sound

rumour; rumor; hearsay; reputation

tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

Adjective - yoi/ii class

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

to be familiar

to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge

to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

to hear (secondhand)

asking would be rude; tasteless question

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

famous; celebrated

difficult to hear; hard to hear

unpleasant to hear; painful to hear

聞きづらい／聞き辛い only

difficult to ask

to fail to hear; to miss

to listen attentively

writing down what one hears; account of what one hears

without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)

to hear

to imbibe; to drink

to make inquiries; to refer to

(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.

to fail to catch; to ignore

to mishear