聞 : Hear

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Components:

門耳

hear, ask, listen

On 'yomi:

ブン(bun) モン(mon)

Kun 'yomi:

き.く(ki.ku) き.こえる(ki.koeru)

Strokes:	14
Radical:	門 (169)
Usage Rating:	319

JLPT:	N5
old JLPT:	4
Grade:	2

Unicode:	0805e
jis208:	42-25

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聞 Usage examples

生聞き(なまぎき)	being inattentive
立ち聞き(たちぎき) 立聞き(たちぎき)	eavesdropping
聞こし召す(きこしめす)	to hear, to drink
聞き外す(ききはずす) 聞外す(ききはずす)	to stop listening halfway through
聞き忘れる(ききわすれる)	to forget to ask
聞き直す(ききなおす) 聞きなおす(ききなおす)	to listen again, to ask again
聞き流す(ききながす) 聞流す(ききながす)	to ignore
聞き做す(ききなす)	to consider
聞き落す(ききおとす)	to fail to catch
聞き過ごす(ききすごす) 聞き過す(ききすごす) 聞過ごす(ききすごす)	to fail to catch, to ignore
聞き損なう(ききそこなう) 聞損なう(ききそこなう)	to miss (the chance to hear), to fail to catch
聞き置く(ききおく)	to listen
聞き違う(ききちがう)	to mishear
聞き違える(ききちがえる)	to mishear
聞き飽きる(ききあきる) 聞きあきる(ききあきる)	to be tired of hearing
聞き澄ます(ききすます)	to listen attentively
道を聞く(みちをきく)	to ask the way
一応聞いておく(いちおうきいておく) 一応聞いて置く(いちおうきいておく)	to hear someone out anyway
音に聞く(おとにきく)	to be widely known, to be famous
香を聞く(こうをきく)	to smell incense
新聞に載る(しんぶんにのる)	to appear in the newspaper
新聞舗(しんぶんほ)	newspaper distributor
如是我聞(にょぜがもん)	thus I hear (quote from the sutras), these ears have heard
お聞きいただく(おききいただく) お聞き頂く(おききいただく)	to ask (politely)
学校新聞(がっこうしんぶん)	school paper
競馬新聞(けいばしんぶん)	racing form, racing (news)paper
新聞記事(しんぶんきじ)	newspaper story (article, account)
新聞配達(しんぶんはいたつ)	(newspaper) carrier, newspaper (delivery) boy (girl), new
新聞発表(しんぶんはっぴょう)	(issuing) a press release
聞こえ(きこえ)	reputation, fame, renown
聞き頂く(ききいただく) 聞きいただく(ききいただく)	to ask (politely)
著聞(ちょもん)	something well-known throughout the world
産経新聞(さんけいしんぶん)	Sankei newspaper
聞きもしないで(ききもしないで)	without even asking, without even listening, without careful inquiry (enquiry)
聞かん坊(きかんぼう)	naughty child, unruly child
博聞強記(はくぶんきょうき)	widely-read with a remarkable retentive memory
言うことを聞く(いうことをきく) 言う事を聞く(いうことをきく)	to do what one is told to, to listen to what someone says
ゴロ新聞(ゴロしんぶん)	racketeering newspaper, journal that demands money in return for favourable articles
異聞奇譚(いぶんきたん)	strange stories and curious tales
希代未聞(きたいみもん)	unheard-of, unparalleled
見聞覚知(けんもんかくち)	perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)
新聞学問(しんぶんがくもん)	knowledge gained (information acquired) from newspapers
新聞辞令(しんぶんじれい)	appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong), announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation
政界余聞(せいかいよぶん)	tidbits of political gossip
浅学寡聞(せんがくかぶん)	shallow learning and limited information, ignorant and badly informed