聞 — hear, ask, listen
きく
聞
hear
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
14 strokes
action
communication
U+805E
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #319
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1626
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- hear
- ask
- listen
word
き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ふん ・ぶん fun On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
新
聞
shinbun
newspaper
朝
日
新
聞
asahishinbun
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
毎
日
新
聞
mainichishinbun
Mainichi Shimbun
読
売
新
聞
yomiurishinbun
Yomiuri Shimbun
朝
日
新
聞
社
asahishinbunsha
Asahi Shimbun Company
見
聞
kenbun
experience
産
経
新
聞
sankeishinbun
Sankei Shimbun (newspaper)
日
経
新
聞
nikkeishinbun
Nikkei newspaper
Components
Compound ideograph (会意). An ear (耳) at a gate (門) — listening at the doorway, or sounds passing through an opening. The gate frames the act of hearing, suggesting attentive reception.