01
聞く
きく
hear, listen, ask
Meanings
- hear
- ask
- listen
Readings
Onyomi
- ブン
- モン
Kunyomi
- き.く
- き.こえる
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Useful words
02
聞こえる
きこえる
be heard, be audible
03
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper
04
聞き取る
ききとる
catch words, follow conversation
05
聞き手
ききて
listener, audience
06
聞き返す
ききかえす
ask again, ask back
Compare Kanji
01聴Meaning92%listen, headstrongHearing and listening are close, but 聴 feels more attentive.02耳Component95%earThe ear sits inside the gate, making 聞 easy to unpack.03門Component88%gate, counter for cannonsThe gate frame surrounds the ear and separates 聞 from plain 耳.04問Shape87%question, askInside the same gate, ear becomes mouth; hearing and asking split there.05間Shape82%interval, spaceThe gate frame stays, but 日 replaces the ear to make interval or space.06開Component70%open, unfoldThe gate radical appears again, giving another high-frequency door shape.
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