ヒアリング (hiaringu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヒアリング

also: ヒヤリング

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ヒアリングする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily used in foreign language education contexts for listening exercises and tests.

from English hearing

リスニング sense 1
リスニング is the general word for listening (e.g., to music or everyday speech), while ヒアリング is used more narrowly for listening tests or formal listening comprehension exercises.
面めん談だんN1sense 2
面談 is a general term for a face-to-face meeting or interview, while ヒアリング specifically implies gathering information or hearing someone's account in a structured way.
公こう聴ちょう会かい sense 3
公聴会 is the specific native term for a formal public hearing, while ヒアリング is a broader loanword that can also refer to such a hearing.
聞きき取とりN2sense 1
聞き取り is the native Japanese word for listening comprehension or hearing testimony, while ヒアリング is the loanword often preferred in official or technical contexts.

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聴ちょう取しゅ sense 2
聴取 is a formal, often bureaucratic term for gathering statements or opinions, whereas ヒアリング is the more common business/administrative loanword for the same act.
ヒア
ヒアリング is the established Japanese loanword for listening comprehension, while ヒア is a rarer katakana spelling used mainly to write or discuss the English word “hear” itself.

ヒーリング
ヒアリング means listening comprehension or a hearing/interview, and is easily confused with ヒーリング (healing) due to their similar sound.

ヒアリングUsage85%
Most common katakana spelling; used across all senses.
ヒヤリングUsage15%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the English 'hearing' pronunciation; less common but recognized.

Loanword from English 'hearing'. The spelling ヒアリング is a phonetic adaptation, while ヒヤリング reflects an older or alternative transliteration.