聞きき入いる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

listen attentively; be absorbed in listening

Describes a state of being deeply engrossed in listening, often to music, a story, or a speaker. The focus is on the listener's absorption rather than the act of hearing.

• 彼かの女じょの話はなしに聞きき入いって、時じ間かんが経たつのを忘わすれた。

  I was so absorbed in listening to her story that I lost track of time.

• 美うつくしいピアノの音ね色いろに聴きき入いる。

  I listen intently to the beautiful tone of the piano.