聞 Kanji – hear
The Japanese kanji 聞 can mean hear, ask, listen.
Meaning and Readings
How is 聞 read?
聞 has the onyomi readings ブン, モン and the kunyomi readings きく, きこえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bun, mon, kiku, kikoeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 聞
These common Japanese words contain 聞. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- スポーツ新聞（スポーツしんぶん） — sports newspaper
- 見聞（けんぶん） — information, experience, knowledge, observation
- 醜聞（しゅうぶん） — scandal
- 新聞（しんぶん） — newspaper
- 新聞紙（しんぶんし） — newsprint, newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.
- 新聞社（しんぶんしゃ） — newspaper company
- 前代未聞（ぜんだいみもん） — unheard-of, unprecedented, unparalleled in history (unparallelled), record-breaking
- 聞かす（きかす） — to let (someone) hear, to tell (e.g. a story), to inform (of)
- 聞き取り（ききとり） — listening comprehension, aural comprehension
- 聞き取る（ききとる） — to catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow, to understand