聞 — kanji meaning “hear”
聞
hear, ask, listen
- Meanings
- hear, ask, listen
- On'yomi
- ブン (bun)、モン (mon)
- Kun'yomi
- き.く、き.こえる
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #319 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 128
- Chinese reading
- wén, wèn — Chinese character page
Words with 聞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to hear |
| 聞き手 | ききて kikite | hearer; listener; audience |
| 聞き取り | ききとり kikitori | listening comprehension; aural comprehension |
| 聞こえ | きこえ kikoe | being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station) |
| 前代未聞 | ぜんだいみもん zendaimimon | unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled) |
| 新聞紙 | しんぶんし shinbunshi | newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc. |
| 見聞 | けんぶん kenbun | information; experience; knowledge |
| 聞き | きき kiki | hearing; audible sound |
| 醜聞 | しゅうぶん shuubun | scandal |
| 聞かす | きかす kikasu | to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of) |
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