What does the kanji 聞 mean?

The kanji 聞 (kiku) means "to hear; to listen; to ask". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "kiku"?

"kiku" is written with the kanji 聞, meaning "to hear; to listen; to ask". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ぶん (bun), もん (mon), kunyomi (native Japanese) きく (kiku). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 聞?

Write 聞 ("to hear; to listen; to ask") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 聞?

聞 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ぶん (bun), もん (mon), kunyomi (native Japanese) きく (kiku).

聞“to hear; to listen; to ask” Kanjikiku / bun

JLPT N5

How to write 聞

聞 (to hear; to listen; to ask) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

to hear; to listen; to ask

Onyomi (音読み)

ぶん bun
もん mon

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

き（く） ki(ku)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 聞

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

2分ふんでいいので話はなし聞きいてもらえませんか？
If you have a couple minutes, could you hear me out?
聞い (きい)
JP#3262069bytommy_sanEN#4717486byxorgyCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
すみません、聞きこえませんでした。
I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.
聞こえ (きこえ)
JP#2519008bytommy_sanEN#2361911byCKCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
ラジオでニュースを聞ききます。
I listen to the news on the radio.
聞き (きき)
JP#10918358bysmall_snowEN#10918359byCKCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project