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The Japanese word for to listen is
聞く

きく - kiku



to listen

Japanese Definition


listen
     1. 動詞. (自動詞)(送り仮名2, 聞, き, く, きく)、聴く、傾聴する、耳を傾ける。
     2. 動詞. (自動詞)(送り仮名2, 従, したが, う, したがう)。
     3. 動詞. (他動詞)酒を勧める。
     4. 動詞. (他動詞)溶液に浸す。



Translations for listen and their definitions

聞く
     1. v. (ja-vp, 聞く, 聞こえる)
     2. v. 聞く, 聴く: to hear, to listen
           よく聞くとセミの鳴き声が聞こえる。 - If you listen closely, you can hear the cicadas.
           そんなの聞いたことないぞ。 - Never heard of such a thing, dude.
     3. v. 聞く: to obey
           言うことを聞かない - literally to not listen to what is said
     4. v. 聞く, 訊く: to ask a question
           お母さんに聞いたら、だめだって。 - When I asked my mom, she said no.
           道に迷った彼は、私に聞いた。 - Since he was lost he asked me the way.
     5. v. 聞く: to smell, sniff
           香を聞く - to smell the incense


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Pronunciation


(kiku)

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