聞きき入いる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

listen attentively; be absorbed in listening

Describes a state of being deeply engrossed in listening, often to music, a story, or a speaker. The focus is on the listener's absorption rather than the act of hearing.

彼かの女じょの話はなしに聞きき入いって、時じ間かんが経たつのを忘わすれた。
I was so absorbed in listening to her story that I lost track of time.

美うつくしいピアノの音ね色いろに聴きき入いる。

I listen intently to the beautiful tone of the piano.

Written forms

聞きき入いるUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling; uses 聞く (to hear) and 入る (to enter), conveying being deeply absorbed in listening.
聴きき入いるUsage25%
Alternative spelling using 聴く (to listen), emphasizing attentive listening. Less common but still encountered.
聞ききいるUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.
ききいるUsage2%
聴ききいるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.
聞きき入いるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not standard in modern usage.

Kanji

聞hear, ask, listen
入enter, insert
聴listen, headstrong, naughty

Similar words

聞きく
聞く is the general verb for 'to hear' or 'to listen'. 聞き入る specifically means to be deeply absorbed in listening, implying a stronger, more focused state.
聴きく
聴く also means 'to listen', often with a nuance of attentive or appreciative listening (e.g., to music). 聞き入る can be written with 聴 to emphasize this nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 聞き (continuative form of 聞く 'to hear') + 入る 'to enter', literally 'to enter into listening'. The spelling 聴き入る uses 聴く 'to listen attentively'.