Meaning of 聞こえる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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聞こえる, 聞える, 聴こえる, 聴えるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingきこえる
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Romajikikoeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be heard; to be audible
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be said to be; to be reputed
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Example Sentences
聞こえる, 聞える, 聴こえる, 聴える, きこえる used in context
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この公園の西側に近いところは、道路の騒音も大きいが、奥にはいるともう聞こえない。
Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.
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I couldn't help overhearing, but you're police officers who handle cyber-crime or some such?
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Say ... I can hear screams coming from the women's bath.
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「店のばーさんは、すげー愛想悪いんだけどさー」「大輝、聞こえとるぞ」「げっ・・・」
The old lady of this shop is very unsociable but ... "Taiki, I can hear you!" "Ack!"
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On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather.
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虫の音がきこえます。
I can hear the chirping of insects.
Verb Conjugations
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Kanji found in this word
listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry
On: チョウ, テイ
Kun: き.く, ゆる.す
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