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聴 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「耳」

道
3Junior high level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
On
チョウ・テイちょう・てい · chō · tei
Kun
き.く・ゆる.すki.ku · yuru.su
Meaning
listen closely

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

耳 "ear" with 心 "heart": to lend both ear and heart — to listen closely.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチョウちょうchō聴覚ちょうかく聴衆ちょうしゅう傍聴ぼうちょう
Kunきくkiku聴くきく

Compare: 聞く

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 聴衆ちょうしゅう

    audience

  • 傾聴けいちょう

    listening attentively

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)の話(はなし)を聴衆(ちょうしゅう)が静(しず)かに聴(き)いた。

The audience listened quietly to the teacher.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 耳Map of reading チョウAll maps

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