聞 — hear, ask, listen

き聞 hear

U+805E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes Freq #319 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1626 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

hear
ask
listen

word

き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

聞(き) く kiku to hear 聞(き) こえる kikoeru to be audible 聞(き) ける kikeru to be able to hear 聞(き) かす kikasu to tell

ぶん bun On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

新(しん) 聞(ぶん) shinbun newspaper 朝(あさ) 日(ひ) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) asahishinbun Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) 毎(まい) 日(にち) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) mainichishinbun Mainichi Shimbun 読(よみ) 売(うり) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) yomiurishinbun Yomiuri Shimbun

Stroke order

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