聞
hear, ask, listen
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Readings
On'yomi
ブン
モン
Kun'yomi
き.く
き.こえる
Components
耳
ear
門
gate
Common Compounds (12)
見聞
けんぶん
information, experience, knowledge
醜聞
しゅうぶん
scandal
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper
聞く
きく
to hear
聴聞
ちょうもん
listening, hearing
新聞紙
しんぶんし
newsprint, newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.
新聞社
しんぶんしゃ
newspaper company
聞かす
きかす
to let (someone) hear, to tell (e.g. a story), to inform (of)
聞き手
ききて
hearer, listener, audience
前代未聞
ぜんだいみもん
unheard-of, unprecedented, unparalleled in history (unparallelled)
聞き取り
ききとり
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
聞き取る
ききとる
to catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow