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N5 Kanji 104: 聞
Meaning of kanji 聞:

In Japanese, 聞 means “to listen; to ask”.
How to read kanji 聞:
Kunyomi | き |
Onyomi | ぶん、もん |
How to write kanji 聞:

Origin of kanji 聞:

You can see a man listening to something, so 聞 stands for “to listen”.
And when you listen to the answer, it means that you asked something, so 聞 also stands for “to ask”.

Development of kanji 聞:

Note:
You can see the particle before 聞く to judge the meaning. For example: 彼に聞いた:I asked him. 彼から聞いた:I heard from him. |
Vocabulary containing kanji 聞:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
聞く | きく | to listen; to ask |
新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper |
聞こえる | きこえる | to be able to hear |
言い聞かせる | いいきかせる | to tell |
聞き取る | ききとる | to understand |
聞き出す | ききだす | to ask |
聞き返す | ききかえす | to ask back |
聞き手 | ききて | listener |
聞き入れる | ききいれる | to listen to |
見聞 | けんぶん | observation |
聞き流す | ききながす | to ignore |
未聞 | みもん | unheard of |
伝聞 | でんぶん | hearsay |
Example Sentences of kanji 聞:
彼が無事だと聞いて、私は安心した。 I was relieved to hear that he was safe. 誰も僕の意見など聞きたがらない。 No one wants to listen to my opinions. 新聞は生き残れるだろうか。 Will newspapers be able to survive? 話を聞かせてくれ。 I want a full report though. 彼は議論を聞き入れるような人間ではない。 He is not the kind of person who is open to discussion. |
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新聞はどこにでしょう?Where could be the newspaper?