聞く – 30 Japanese Verbs for Hearing and Listening
聞く(きく、) is the Japanese verb for ask, listen, and hear. It is a common word and there are a few other convenient words that can be created when you use it in a compound verb.
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Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives as close of translation or explanation of what the word means.
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Word List for 聞く
| 聞き取る | ききとる | catch what someone said |
| 聞き出す | ききだす | Get information out of a person |
| 聞きつける | ききつける | to get word of or happen to hear something |
| 聞き入れる | ききいれる | to listen or agree to |
| 聞き入る | ききいる | Listen attentively |
| 聞き流す | ききながす | ignore or listen passively |
| 聞き返す | ききかえす | Ask again |
| 聞き逃す | ききのがす | fail to hear |
| 聞き分ける | ききわける | Identify by sound |
| 聞き込む | ききこむ | to hear something about or get information about something |
| 聞き及ぶ | ききおよぶ | to have heard of or hear of something |
| 聞き飽きる | ききあきる | I get tired of listening |
| 聞き比べる | ききくらべる | listen and compare |
| 聞き惚れる | ききほれる | to be absorbed into what someone is listening to |
| 聞き漏らす | ききもらす | to miss something when listening |
| 聞き知る | ききしる | to listen and then realize or comprehend something |
| 聞きかじる | ききかじる | get the gist of something from listening to just a little bit |
| 聞き届ける | ききとどける | grant a request |
| 聞き違える | ききちがえる | mishear something |
| 聞きただす | ききただす | to double check details or verify information about something someone heard |
| 聞きとがめる | ききとがめる | find fault with what someone says |
| 聞き捨てる | ききすてる | to brush off what someone said |
| 聞き落とす | ききおとす | miss something that was heard |
| 聞きなす | ききなす | to listen and assume something |
| 聞き伝える | ききつたえる | hear something second hand |
| 聞き置く | ききおく | to just listen without expressing opinion |
| 聞き合わせる | ききあわせる | Make inquiries |
| 聞き違う | ききちがう | mishear |
| 聞き疲れる | ききつかれる | get tired of hearing |
| 聞き過ごす | ききすごす | disregard something heard |
