聞
ブン・モン・きく・きこえる
Hear, ask
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 耳
- 音読み
- ブン、モン
- 訓読み
- き.く、き.こえる
Meaning
Hear, ask · escuchar, preguntar
Readings
- On (音読み): ブン・モン
- Kun (訓読み): き.く・き.こえる
Example words
- 聞く（きく）— to hear; ask
- 聞こえる（きこえる）— to be audible
- 新聞（しんぶん）— newspaper
Structure
Radical 耳 (みみ・みみへん · Ear) · 14 strokes · school grade 2
Watch out
Ear (耳) in the gate = hear. Compare 間 (sun inside) and 問 (mouth inside = ask). 聞く means both listen and ask.
Common mistakes
- Ear (耳) in the gate = hear. Compare 間 (sun inside) and 問 (mouth inside = ask). 聞く means both listen and ask.
Examples
聞くきく
to hear; ask
聞こえるきこえる
to be audible
新聞しんぶん
newspaper
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