聞ききよう

noun

way of hearing; way of asking; how something is taken

Refers to the manner in which something is heard, asked, or interpreted. Often used when discussing how a question or statement is perceived.

• その質しつ問もんは聞ききようによっては失しつ礼れいに聞きこえる。

  Depending on how you hear it, that question can sound rude.

• 彼かれの言いい方かたは聞ききようがなかった。

  There was no good way to take what he said.