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The kanji 聞: meaning, readings and stroke order
聞
- Meaning
- hear, ask
- On reading
- ブン bun、モン mon
- Kun reading
- き（く） kiku、き（こえる） kikoeru
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 耳 ear
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nghe, hỏi (văn)
- Japanese
- きく。きこえる。
- Korean
- 듣다, 묻다 (문)
- Chinese
- 听、问 (闻)
Readings, words and example sentences
ブン bun · on reading · less common
見聞
what one sees and hears, knowledge
外国で 見聞を 広めます。
I learn more about the world in other countries.
モン mon · on reading · less common
前代未聞
never heard of before
前代未聞の 話です。
It is a story no one has ever heard before.
き（く） kiku · kun reading
聞く
listen, hear
先生の 話を よく 聞きます。
I listen carefully to my teacher.
き（こえる） kikoeru · kun reading
聞こえる
can be heard
森から 鳥の 声が 聞こえます。
I can hear birds from the forest.
Practise writing 聞 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 聞 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 2 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.