hear, ask, listen
聞 centers on receiving information through the ears: hearing sounds, listening to someone, or asking a question to get an answer.
聞 combines 門 (gate) and 耳 (ear), suggesting sound passing through a gate to the ear. This is a standard semantic-component explanation.
Picture a gate 門 with an ear 耳 inside it. Sound passes through the gate and enters the ear, so 聞 means to hear, listen, or ask.
For ブン, imagine a bunny with big ears listening at the gate: bunny -> ブン, and the bunny hears everything.
to hear
newspaper
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station)
to tell
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
Sankei Shimbun (newspaper)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
listening comprehension; aural comprehension
hearing; audible sound
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
hearer; listener; audience
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (newspaper); Nikkei Shimbun
The Asahai Shimbun Company
information; experience; knowledge; observation