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聴
to hear
Esp. 聴く
to listen (e.g. to music)
聴く is used in legal and official contexts
to ask; to enquire; to query
to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
Also 利く
to taste (alcohol); to try
Occ. written as 聴す
to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
Also written as 赦す
to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
Also written as 赦す
to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
to acknowledge; to admit
to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down
to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
to sound (like); to come across (as)
to be well known; to be famous
Dated term
to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
interception (email); wiretap; bug
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
audience; attendance; hearers
viewer; (television) audience
listening device; bug; wiretap
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); enquiry
listening (e.g. to the radio)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand
to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
straining one's ears
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching
(public) attention; interest
Physics
(signal) reception
hearing ability