聞きき取とり

き

と

り

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

listening comprehension; aural comprehension

Primarily used in educational and testing contexts for the skill of understanding spoken language.

日本にほん語ご能のう力りょく試し験けんの聞きき取とり問もん題だいは難むずかしい。
The listening comprehension questions on the JLPT are difficult.
毎まい日にち英

えい

語ご

の

聞き

き

取と

り

練れん

習しゅう

を

し

て

いる

。

I practice English listening comprehension every day.

2

noun

hearing what others say; gathering information; public hearing

Refers to the act of listening to people's opinions or information, often in formal settings like meetings or surveys. Can also mean a public hearing.

住じゅう民みんの意い見けんの聞きき取とり調ちょう査さが行おこなわれた。
A survey was conducted to gather residents' opinions.
市し役やく所しょで公こう聴ちょう会かいの聞きき取とりが予よ定ていされている。
A public hearing is scheduled at city hall.

Written forms

聞きき取とりUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in general use.
聴きき取とりUsage13%
Alternative spelling using 聴, which emphasizes careful listening; seen in some educational contexts.
聞きき取とりUsage4%
Uncommon abbreviated spelling; learners should prefer 聞き取り.
聴きき取とり
Rare abbreviated spelling; not recommended for general use.

Kanji

聞hear, ask, listen
取take, fetch, take up
聴listen, headstrong, naughty

Similar words

ヒアリング
A loanword from English 'hearing', often used in business contexts for interviews or information gathering, similar to sense 2 but more casual and modern.
リスニング
A loanword from English 'listening', used almost exclusively for language learning listening comprehension, overlapping with sense 1 but more specific to audio exercises.

Etymology

Compound of 聞き (the continuative form of 聞く, 'to listen') and 取り (the continuative form of 取る, 'to take'), literally 'taking by listening'. The kanji 聴 is sometimes used to emphasize attentive listening.