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Kanji 聞

14 strokes

Meaning

hear, ask, listen

On'yomi
ブンモン
Kun'yomi
きくきこえる
Strokes
14
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#319 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Words with 聞

  • 聞く

    きく

    to hear, to listen, to ask

    N5
  • 新聞

    しんぶん

    newspaper

    N5
  • 新聞社

    しんぶんしゃ

    newspaper company

    N4
  • 聞こえる

    きこえる

    to be heard, to be audible

    N4
  • 聞き取り

    ききとり

    listening comprehension

    N1

Example sentences

  • なぜ聞きくの?

    Why do you ask?

  • 新聞しんぶんどこ?

    Where's the newspaper?

  • モロに聞きこえる。

    I can hear everything.

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Other kanji with radical “ear” 耳