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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小214 strokesRadical 耳#319 in newspapers

聞 · hear, ask

聞 is a kanji meaning hear, ask, listen. It has 14 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ブンbun
  • モンmon

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • きくkiku
  • きこえるkikoeru

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 聞 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 聞
WordReadingMeaningLevel
聞くきくto hear, to listen, to askN5
新聞しんぶんnewspaperN5
聞こえるきこえるto be heard, to be audibleN4
新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper companyN4
聞き取りききとりlistening comprehensionN1

Example sentence

新聞を取って。

しんぶんをとって

Get me the newspaper.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #145118 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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