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聞き取りききとりCommon wordN2Nounslistening comprehension; aural comprehension · hearing what others say; gathering information; public hearing
聞きききNounshearing; audible sound · rumor; hearsay; reputation · tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
見聞きみききN2Nounsseeing and hearing; information gained through experience; observation
聞き手ききてCommon wordN1Nounslistener; hearer; audience · interviewer; questioner
聞き覚えききおぼえNounslearning by ear; picking up by listening · having heard before; sounding familiar
聞き出すききだすVerbsget information out of someone; extract information; find out through questioning · begin listening
聞き分けききわけNounsreasonableness; obedience
聞き込みききこみNounsinformation gathering; interviewing witnesses; police inquiry
聞き上手ききじょうずNounsgood listener; being a good listener
聞き耳ききみみNounsstraining one's ears; listening intently
盗み聞きぬすみぎきNounseavesdropping; tapping
聞き入れるききいれるVerbsgrant (a wish); accede to; comply with; heed
聞き取るききとるCommon wordN3Verbscatch; make out; understand (by hearing) · ask about; inquire; find out by asking
聞き流すききながすVerbsignore what one hears; let something go in one ear and out the other; pay no attention to
聞き役ききやくNounslistener's role; role of listener
聞き返すききかえすN3Verbslisten again; listen repeatedly · ask a question in return; counter with a question · ask again; ask for clarification
人聞きひとぎきNounsreputation; what others think; appearances
聞き書きききがきCommon wordNounswriting down what one hears; account of what one hears
立ち聞きたちぎきNounseavesdropping
聞き分けるききわけるVerbsdistinguish by hearing; tell apart by sound · listen and understand; be reasonable; listen to reason
聞きづらいききづらいい-adjectiveshard to hear; difficult to hear · unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to · hard to ask; difficult to ask
また聞きまたぎきNounshearsay; secondhand information
下聞きしたぎきNounsinquiring beforehand; making preliminary inquiries
仄聞くほのきくOtherhear faintly; catch wind of
伝え聞くつたえきくVerbslearn by hearsay; hear from others
余所聞きよそぎきNounsreputation; respectability
垣間聞くかいまきくVerbsget wind of; overhear; catch a rumor
御用聞きごようききNounsdoor-to-door rounds of tradesmen · door-to-door tradesman; order taker · thief taker; secret policeman (historical)
漏れ聞くもれきくVerbsoverhear; hear indirectly; learn by hearsay
生聞きなまぎきNounsinattentive listening; half-listening; not paying full attention
立ち聞くたちきくVerbseavesdrop; listen in
聞きなすききなすVerbshear as; interpret as sounding like
聞きようききようNounsway of hearing; way of asking; how something is taken
聞きかじるききかじるVerbshave a smattering of knowledge; know a little about
聞きたがるききたがるVerbswant to hear; be curious; be inquisitive
聞きただすききただすVerbsquestion closely; probe for the truth; ascertain by asking
聞きつけるききつけるVerbshear; catch the sound of · hear about; overhear; learn of · get used to hearing; become familiar with a sound
聞きなれるききなれるVerbsget used to hearing; become accustomed to hearing
聞きにくいききにくいい-adjectivesdifficult to hear; indistinct · hesitating to ask; awkward to ask · unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
聞きそびれるききそびれるVerbsmiss a chance to ask; forget to ask