Kanji

聴

聴

listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

耳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ, テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きく, ゆるす

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, とし, より

Common Readings

チョウ, き…く

Example sentences

聴く きく
静かな部屋で音楽を聴くのが幸せだ。

It is happiness to listen to music in a quiet room.

ものがある ものがある
彼の演奏には、聴く人の心を揺さぶるものがある。

There is something in his performance that shakes the hearts of listeners.

聴覚 ちょうかく
彼は聴覚が非常に鋭く、遠くの物音も聞き取ることができる。

He has a very sharp sense of hearing and can hear distant sounds.

視覚 しかく
視覚だけでなく、聴覚や嗅覚も刺激するような体験だった。

It was an experience that stimulated not only sight but also hearing and smell.

聴こえる きこえる
遠くから波の音が聴こえる。

The sound of waves can be heard from afar.

吹聴 ふいちょう
彼は自分の手柄を吹聴して回った

He went around boasting about his achievements.

聴衆 ちょうしゅう
彼のスピーチは聴衆の心を強く打った。

His speech strongly moved the hearts of the audience.

音色 ねいろ
そのヴァイオリンの音色はとても美しく、聴衆を魅了した。

The timbre of that violin was very beautiful and captivated the audience.

Example Vocabulary

聴く

きく

to listen; to hear; to give ear to

聴覚

ちょうかく

sense of hearing; auditory sense

幻聴

げんちょう

事情聴取

じじょうちょうしゅ

盗聴

とうちょう

聴こえる

きこえる

to be heard; to be audible

盗聴器

とうちょうき

視聴者

しちょうしゃ

吹聴

ふいちょう

publicity; spreading rumors; boasting

聴衆

ちょうしゅう

audience; listeners

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