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聞

Kanji 聞: meaning "hear, ask", readings, stroke order

The kanji 聞 means "hear, ask". On'yomi: ブン、モン; kun'yomi: きく、きこえる. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hear, ask
On'yomi
ブンモン
Kun'yomi
きくきこえる
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 聞

  • 聞く きく — To listen / ask
  • 新聞 しんぶん — Newspaper
  • 聞こえる きこえる — to be heard, to be audible
  • 新聞社 しんぶんしゃ — newspaper company
  • 聞き取り ききとり — listening comprehension

Stroke order · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
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  11. 11
  12. 12
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  14. 14

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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