聞きこえる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

sound like; come across as

Used for how words, a voice, an explanation, or behavior sounds to someone: XがYに聞こえる, 'X sounds like Y.'

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは言いい訳わけに聞きこえる。

  His explanation sounds like an excuse.

• その言いい方かたは少すこし冷つめたく聞きこえた。

  That way of saying it sounded a little cold.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be well known; be famous

Often appears in set or written-style expressions such as 名の聞こえた, meaning that a person or place is known by reputation.

• 彼かの女じょは名なの聞きこえた研けん究きゅう者しゃだ。

  She is a well-known researcher.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

accept someone's words; agree; understand

Dated use meaning that someone's words make sense, are accepted, or are understood. In modern Japanese, this meaning is usually expressed more directly with 納得する, 理解する, or 聞き入れる.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「話はなしが聞きこえない」が「話はなしが理り解かいできない、納なっ得とくできない」という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In older writing, 話が聞こえない can be used to mean that one cannot understand or accept what is being said.