Word details

聞き出す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聞き出す.

Dictionary

Entry

聞き出す聞きだすきだ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)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hear, ask, listen

14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ブンモン

Kun

き.くき.こえる

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

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