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Words — 11 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to hear
  • いちばん一番
  • チャンネル
  • えいご英語
  • 、7
  • ばん
  • チャンネル
  • にほんご日本語
  • 聞き
  • になれます
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to listen (e.g. to music)esp. 聴く
  • おんがく音楽
  • 好き
  • まいにち毎日
  • 聴いています
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to ask; to enquire; to query聴く is used in legal and official contexts
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)See also 香を聞く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to taste (alcohol); to tryalso 利く
Other forms
聴く 【きく】
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みみ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
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聞く耳をもたない 【きくみみをもたない】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. acute ear; good ear
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. painful to listen to; unbearable to hear
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きくもなみだ、かたるもなみだ 聞くも涙、語るも涙
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. (a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
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おおちが 大違
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1. don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seenProverb
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野暮
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. asking would be rude; tasteless question
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みみ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
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聞く耳をもたぬ 【きくみみをもたぬ】
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きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
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1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never knowProverb
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1. from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
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聞く所によると 【きくところによると】
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きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥
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1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never knowProverb, See also 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
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Kanji — 1 found

1.8552578968412634
14 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
hear, ask, listen
On: ブン モン
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Sentences — 1316 found

  • jreibun/12/1
      花屋の店員は、
    • あいそ愛想よく
    • きゃく
    • の要望を聞くと、てきぱきと
    • はなたば花束
    • を作った。
    The florist clerk listened to the customer’s request in an amiable manner and quickly arranged a bouquet of flowers. Jreibun
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Names — 8 found

きく 【聞】
Family or surname
1. Kiku
きくいち 【聞一】
Family or surname
1. Kikuichi
きくたに 【聞谷】
Family or surname
1. Kikutani
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