聞きき覚おぼえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be familiar; recognize by ear

Used when a sound, voice, or piece of information feels familiar because one has heard it before. Often appears in the pattern 聞き覚えがある.

See also: 聞き覚えがある

• その声こえには聞きき覚おぼえがある。

  That voice sounds familiar.

• この曲きょく、どこかで聞きき覚おぼえがあるんだけど。

  I feel like I've heard this song somewhere before.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

learn by ear; pick up knowledge aurally

Refers to acquiring knowledge or information through hearing, often without formal study. Less common than sense 1.

• 彼かれはラジオで英えい語ごを聞きき覚おぼえた。

  He picked up English by listening to the radio.