Kanji 聞 — "Hear"
Here is what 聞 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Hear" stick.
How it is read
ぶん, もん
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
き.く, き.こえる
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
A sound comes from behind the Gate — you press your Ear against it to Hear what's happening!
- 門 Gate
It's the handles on both sides of a large Gate that you must push together to open it.
- 耳 Ear
Quite obvious that it's the shape of an Ear. You'll definitely remember it!
Words that use 聞
5 of 5 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 聞く きく to hear, to ask, to listen (v.t.)
- 聞こえる きこえる to be heard (v.i.), to be audible
- 新聞 しんぶん newspaper
- 新聞社 しんぶんしゃ newspaper company
- 聞き取り ききとり listening comprehension
Want 聞 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
