漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 214 strokesRadical
On
ブン・モン
Kun
き(く)・き(こえる)
Meaning
to hear, listen

Origin

ORIGIN

An ear (耳) at a gate (門) — listening closely: to hear.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ブン新聞・風聞・見聞
モン聴聞・前代未聞
きく聞く・人聞き

Compare: 聴く

きこえる聞こえる・聞こえ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 新聞しんぶん

    newspaper

  • 聞き手ききて

    listener

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

音楽を 聞きます。

I listen to music.

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