Kanji:聞 to hear; to listen; ask
JLPT N5: 72 / 100 | 14 Strokes
聞
On: ブン
Kun: き・く
Meaning: to hear; to listen; ask
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 新聞 newspaper
- 聞いて下さい please listen
- 朝日新聞 the Asahi newspaper
Example Sentence:
きのうの話聞いた?
Did you hear yesterday’s speech?
- きのう yesterday
- の [limits the speech to that of yesterday]
- 話 speech; talk
- 聞いた did (you) hear [in casual speech, you can make a sentence into a question by raising the tone at the end]