単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#114 most used

聞く

きく0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to hear

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Are you even listening to me?

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tell me a good story.

from Tatoeba · megamanenm

MEANINGS

1

to hear

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to listen (e.g. to music)

godan verb · transitive

3

to ask; to enquire; to query

godan verb · transitive

4

to hear about; to hear of; to learn of

godan verb · transitive

5

to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with

godan verb · transitive

6

to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to

godan verb · transitive

7

to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)

godan verb · transitive

8

to taste (alcohol); to try

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#114 most used

Written聞く、聴く

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium