Meanings
Noun
1. hearing; audible sound
2. rumour; rumor; hearsay; reputation
3. tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
Kanji used
hear
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (99 in total)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to get used to hearing
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to hear of; to learn of
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
straining one's ears
to ignore; to overlook
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be tired of hearing
way of asking; way of listening; listener
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to have a smattering knowledge of
to learn something through hearing
listener's role
to listen again; to ask again
to listen to in an ecstasy
to fail to hear; to miss
being a good listener; good listener
to find fault with
to forget to ask
to find fault with
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to listen to in an ecstasy
to listen again; to ask again
to fail to hear; to miss
to hear (secondhand)
to fail to hear; to miss
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to fail to hear; to miss
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
to listen attentively
to get used to hearing
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
to make inquiries; to refer to
to be tired of hearing
to have a smattering knowledge of
to fail to catch; to ignore
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
hear something for the last time
worth listening to
to fail to hear; to miss
worth listening to
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
to hear all about
pleasant to listen to
to fail to catch; to ignore
trite; hackneyed
to consider
to be curious; to be inquisitive; to want to hear
(arch.) to mishear; to stop listening halfway through
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
trite; hackneyed
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
mishearing; failing to catch (something said)
smelling incense; savoring incense; distinguishing incense by smell; incense-smelling party
Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)