聴

hearing-impaired person; person with hearing difficulties; deaf person

Anatomy

auditory nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve

hearing assistance dog

Medicine

noise sensitivity; hyperacusis

important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)

confessor

acoustic system; auditory system; hearing system

father confessor; confessor

(radio or television) audience; viewer; listener; viewership

listener's fee; radio license fee

listening and watching

(program, programme) ratings

holding the attention of the audience

listening comprehension

auditory center (of the brain); auditory centre

audiometer; sonometer

holding the attention of the audience

auditory trainer

optophone

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

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