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聞: hear

hear; listen; ask
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Readings

On
ブン・モン
Kun
きく・きこえる

聞く(きく) "hear; listen; ask", 聞こえる(きこえる) "can be heard". ぶん in 新聞(しんぶん).

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Key words

聞くきくto hear; to listen; to ask
聞こえるきこえるto be audible
新聞しんぶんnewspaper
聞き手ききてlistener
見聞けんぶんexperience; knowledge

Example sentences

At night I listen to music on the radio.

A strange sound can be heard from the next room.

My father reads the newspaper after the meal.

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