Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 見聞(けんぶん) in Japanese

見聞
Kana Reading
けんぶん, けんもん
Romaji
kenbun, kenmon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    information; observation
    Example sentence
    彼は見聞の広い人だ。 He is a well informed person.

Examples of 見聞, けんぶん, けんもん in a sentence

  • 彼は見聞の広い人だ。

    He is a well informed person.

  • 彼の話からその見聞の広さがうかがわれた。

    His talk led me to believe that he knows a great deal.

Kanji in this word

聞 JLPT 5

14 strokes

hear, ask, listen

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: き.く, き.こえる

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見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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