Japanese Words Containing 聞

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
聞く	きく	to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire	n5
聞える	きこえる	to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears; to sound (like)	n4
新聞	しんぶん	newspaper	n5
聞かす	きかす	to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of); to make (someone) listen
聞こえる	きこえる	to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears; to sound (like)	n4
聞ける	きける	to tell
新聞紙	しんぶんし	newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper	n3
見聞	けんぶん	information; experience; knowledge; observation	n1
聞きつける	ききつける	to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear	n1
朝日新聞	あさひしんぶん	Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
聞き流す	ききながす	to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
外聞	がいぶん	reputation; respectability; honour; honor
聞き出す	ききだす	to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)	n1
聞き取る	ききとる	to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand	n2
聞き入る	ききいる	to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
前代未聞	ぜんだいみもん	unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
読売新聞	よみうりしんぶん	Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
聞き耳	ききみみ	straining one's ears
聞き入れる	ききいれる	to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
聞き込む	ききこむ	to get information; to find out; to get wind of
言い聞かせる	いいきかせる	to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn	n2
聞き及ぶ	ききおよぶ	to hear of; to learn of
風聞	ふうぶん	rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
聞き覚え	ききおぼえ	learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
聞き返す	ききかえす	to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again
見聞き	みきき	information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
聞きわける	ききわける	to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish
毎日新聞	まいにちしんぶん	Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
聞き分ける	ききわける	to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish
伝え聞く	つたえきく	to learn by hearsay
聞き捨てる	ききすてる	to ignore; to overlook
聞えよがし	きこえよがし	bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
聞き惚れる	ききほれる	to listen to in an ecstasy
名聞	めいぶん	reputation
聞取る	ききとる	to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand	n2
聞きただす	ききただす	to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm
聞耳	ききみみ	straining one's ears
聞きかえす	ききかえす	to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again
伝聞	でんぶん	hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
立ち聞き	たちぎき	eavesdropping
多聞	たぶん	knowing about many things; having wide knowledge	n4
聞き手	ききて	hearer; listener; audience; interviewer	n2
人聞き	ひとぎき	reputation; respectability
立聞き	たちぎき	eavesdropping
聞きとがめる	ききとがめる	to find fault with
聞き咎める	ききとがめる	to find fault with
聞き届ける	ききとどける	to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
寡聞	かぶん	having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
醜聞	しゅうぶん	scandal
聴聞	ちょうもん	listening; hearing
聞きかじる	ききかじる	to have a smattering knowledge of
朝日新聞社	あさひしんぶんしゃ	The Asahai Shimbun Company
聞知	ぶんち	learn of
言い聞かす	いいきかす	to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn
新聞社	しんぶんしゃ	newspaper company
聞流す	ききながす	to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
日本経済新聞	にほんけいざいしんぶん	Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
聞き付ける	ききつける	to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear	n1
聞き澄ます	ききすます	to listen attentively
聞込む	ききこむ	to get information; to find out; to get wind of
声聞	しょうもん	sravaka (disciple of Buddha); adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
聞きもらす	ききもらす	to fail to hear; to miss
聞き合せる	ききあわせる	to make inquiries; to refer to
聞入れる	ききいれる	to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
聞き苦しい	ききぐるしい	unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
著聞	ちょぶん	something well-known throughout the world
聞き合わせる	ききあわせる	to make inquiries; to refer to
聞き分け	ききわけ	reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience	n1
聞書	ききがき	writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
聞きだす	ききだす	to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)	n1
聞き糺す	ききただす	to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm
毎日新聞社	まいにちしんぶんしゃ	Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd (Japanese newspaper company)
聞出す	ききだす	to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)	n1
内聞	ないぶん	secret; private (information)
聞返す	ききかえす	to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again
奏聞	そうもん	reporting to the Emperor
新聞種	しんぶんだね	news source or topic
聞付ける	ききつける	to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear	n1
他聞	たぶん	reaching others' ears; publicity	n4
聞きほれる	ききほれる	to listen to in an ecstasy
異聞	いぶん	strange tale; curious report; strange report
読売新聞社	よみうりしんぶんしゃ	Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
聞手	ききて	hearer; listener; audience; interviewer	n2
上聞	じょうぶん	an imperial hearing
仄聞	そくぶん	hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
聞込み	ききこみ	getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
聞きおよぶ	ききおよぶ	to hear of; to learn of
誤聞	ごぶん	misunderstanding; misinformation
聞き落す	ききおとす	to fail to hear; to miss
聞きとどける	ききとどける	to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
盗み聞き	ぬすみぎき	eavesdropping; tapping
東京日日新聞	とうきょうにちにちしんぶん	Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
艶聞	えんぶん	rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance	n2
聞き役	ききやく	listener's role
聞分ける	ききわける	to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish
大阪毎日新聞	おおさかまいにちしんぶん	Ōsaka Mainichi Shimbun
壁新聞	かべしんぶん	wall newspaper; wall poster
産経新聞	さんけいしんぶん	Sankei Shimbun (newspaper)
未聞	みもん	unheard
珍聞	ちんぶん	curious or extraordinary story or piece of news

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