hearing; audible sound
Refers to the act or faculty of hearing, or something that can be heard. Often used in compounds like 聞き取り (listening comprehension) or 聞き耳 (straining one's ears).
He has poor hearing, so please speak loudly.
Used for things heard from others, including gossip, rumors, or one's reputation. Common in phrases like 聞きが悪い (having a bad reputation) or 聞き伝え (hearsay).
Refers to tasting or sampling, especially of alcohol, tea, or other beverages. This sense is often written as 利き or 効き in modern usage, but 聞き is also possible. Cross-referenced with 利き (sense 3).
See also: 利き (きき)
隣の部屋から変な聞きがした。
I heard a strange sound from the next room.
You shouldn't believe such rumors.
That shop has a good reputation, so it's always crowded.
I attended a sake tasting event.
listening comprehension; aural comprehension · hearing what others say; gathering information; public hearing
seeing and hearing; information gained through experience; observation
listener; hearer; audience · interviewer; questioner
learning by ear; picking up by listening · having heard before; sounding familiar
get information out of someone; extract information; find out through questioning · begin listening
reasonableness; obedience
information gathering; interviewing witnesses; police inquiry
good listener; being a good listener
straining one's ears; listening intently
eavesdropping; tapping
grant (a wish); accede to; comply with; heed
catch; make out; understand (by hearing) · ask about; inquire; find out by asking
ignore what one hears; let something go in one ear and out the other; pay no attention to
listener's role; role of listener
listen again; listen repeatedly · ask a question in return; counter with a question · ask again; ask for clarification
reputation; what others think; appearances
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
eavesdropping
distinguish by hearing; tell apart by sound · listen and understand; be reasonable; listen to reason
hard to hear; difficult to hear · unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to · hard to ask; difficult to ask
hearsay; secondhand information
listen again; ask again
inquiring beforehand; making preliminary inquiries
inattentive listening; half-listening; not paying full attention
way of asking; how to ask · way of listening; how to listen · listener
something worth hearing; highlight (of a program)
tea tasting · tea-tasting contest
incense smelling; incense appreciation; incense-smelling party
reputation; respectability
door-to-door rounds of tradesmen · door-to-door tradesman; order taker · thief taker; secret policeman (historical)
Standard kanji spelling for hearing, listening, and rumor senses.
Used for the sense of hearing or listening, emphasizing attentive listening. Less common than 聞き.
The nominal form of the verb 聞く (to hear, listen, ask). The kanji 聞 is used for general hearing and asking, while 聴 emphasizes attentive listening. The tasting sense is an extended use, possibly from the idea of 'listening' to the qualities of a drink.