Japanese symbol for “hearing”
聴覚
ちょうかく
Romaji: choukaku
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
In Japanese, hearing is 聴覚, read ちょうかく (choukaku).
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Meanings
- n (sense of) hearing; auditory perception
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hearing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聴取 | ちょうしゅ choushu | hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect) |
| 耳 | みみ mimi | hearing |
| 聞き | きき kiki | hearing; audible sound |
| 審問 | しんもん shinmon | trial; hearing; inquiry |
| 聴聞 | ちょうもん choumon | listening; hearing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視聴 | しちょう shichou | looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching |
| 聴衆 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | audience; attendance; hearers |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 聴取 | ちょうしゅ choushu | hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect) |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 覚え | おぼえ oboe | memory; sense; experience |
| 覚悟 | かくご kakugo | readiness; (mental) preparedness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hearing”.
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