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聞く
聴く
Readings
きく
kiku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hear
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
esp. 聴く
to listen (e.g. to music)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
聴く is used in legal and official contexts
to ask, to enquire, to query
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 香を聞く
to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
also 利く
to taste (alcohol), to try
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 聞く, 聞きます
[does], will [do] 聞かない, 聞きません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 聞いた, 聞きました
[did] 聞かなかった, 聞きませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 聞いて, 聞きまして 聞かないで, 聞きませんで 聞かなくて
Kanjis
聞 ON: ブン, モン KUN: き.く, き.こえる
hear, ask, listen

Stroke: 14 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 3-8-6 FC: 7740.0


聴 ON: チョウ, テイ KUN: き.く, ゆる.す
listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

Stroke: 17 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-6-11 FC: 1413.3


Phrases
音楽が好きで、毎日聴いています。
Parts: 音楽 (おんがく) 好き (すき) 毎日 (まいにち) 聞く (きく)
I like music, and I listen to it every day.

一番のチャンネルで英語が、７番のチャンネルでは日本語がお聞きになれます。
Parts: 一番 (いちばん) チャンネル 英語 (えいご) 番 (ばん) チャンネル 日本語 (にほんご) 御 (お) 聞く (きく) になる
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.