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Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
聞き分ける
聞きわける(sK)
聞分ける(sK)

see styles
 kikiwakeru
    ききわける
(transitive verb) (1) to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish; to tell (the difference) by hearing; to hear the difference (between); (transitive verb) (2) to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

Variations:
言い聞かせる
言いきかせる
言聞かせる

see styles
 iikikaseru / ikikaseru
    いいきかせる
(transitive verb) to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

Variations:
百聞は一見にしかず
百聞は一見に如かず

see styles
 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) (proverb) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

Variations:
聞くも涙、語るも涙
聞くも涙語るも涙(sK)

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 kikumonamida、katarumonamida
    きくもなみだ、かたるもなみだ
(exp,adj-no) (a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

Variations:
聞こえる(P)
聞える
聴こえる(iK)
聴える(iK)

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 kikoeru
    きこえる
(v1,vi) (1) to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears; (v1,vi) (2) to sound (like); to come across (as); (v1,vi) (3) to be well known; to be famous; (v1,vi) (4) (dated) to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

Variations:
聞き慣れる
聞き馴れる
聞慣れる
聞馴れる

see styles
 kikinareru
    ききなれる
(transitive verb) to get used to hearing

虛空藏菩薩能滿諸願最勝心陀羅尼求聞持法


虚空藏菩萨能满诸愿最胜心陀罗尼求闻持法

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xū kōng zàng pú sà néng mǎn zhū yuàn zuì shèng xīn tuó luó ní qiú wén chí fǎ
    xu1 kong1 zang4 pu2 sa4 neng2 man3 zhu1 yuan4 zui4 sheng4 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2 qiu2 wen2 chi2 fa3
hsü k`ung tsang p`u sa neng man chu yüan tsui sheng hsin t`o lo ni ch`iu wen ch`ih fa
    hsü kung tsang pu sa neng man chu yüan tsui sheng hsin to lo ni chiu wen chih fa
 Kokūzō bosatsu nō man shogan saishō shin darani gumonji hō
Method of the Victorious, Essential Dharāṇi for Having Wishes Heard by Space-Store, the Bodhisattva Who Can Fulfill Requests

Variations:
聞きただす
聞き質す
聞き糺す
聞き正す(iK)

see styles
 kikitadasu
    ききただす
(transitive verb) to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

Variations:
見ざる聞かざる言わざる
見猿聞か猿言わ猿

see styles
 mizarukikazaruiwazaru
    みざるきかざるいわざる
(expression) see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys

Variations:
口をきく
口を利く
口を聞く(iK)
口を効く(sK)

see styles
 kuchiokiku
    くちをきく
(exp,v5k) (1) (idiom) to speak; to talk; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

Variations:
漏れ聞く
洩れ聞く
もれ聞く(sK)
漏れ聴く(sK)

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 morekiku
    もれきく
(transitive verb) to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

Variations:
利き酒
きき酒
利酒
聞き酒
聞酒
唎き酒
唎酒

see styles
 kikizake
    ききざけ
sake tasting; wine tasting

Variations:
口がきけない
口が利けない
口が聞けない(iK)

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 kuchigakikenai
    くちがきけない
(adj-i,exp) (See 口をきく・1) unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied

Variations:
口のきけない
口の利けない
口の聞けない(iK)

see styles
 kuchinokikenai
    くちのきけない
(exp,adj-i) unable to speak; inarticulate

Variations:
聞き取る(P)
聴き取る
聞きとる
聞取る
聴取る

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 kikitoru
    ききとる
(transitive verb) (1) to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to understand; (transitive verb) (2) to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

Variations:
聞き上手
聴き上手
聞上手(sK)
聞きじょうず(sK)

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 kikijouzu / kikijozu
    ききじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being a good listener; good listener

Variations:
聞き分けがいい
聞き分けが良い
聞き分けがよい

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 kikiwakegaii(ki分kegaii, ki分kega良i); kikiwakegayoi(ki分kega良i, ki分kegayoi) / kikiwakegai(ki分kegai, ki分kega良i); kikiwakegayoi(ki分kega良i, ki分kegayoi)
    ききわけがいい(聞き分けがいい, 聞き分けが良い); ききわけがよい(聞き分けが良い, 聞き分けがよい)
(exp,adj-ix) reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

Variations:
聞き分けのいい
聞き分けの良い
聞き分けのよい

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 kikiwakenoii(ki分kenoii, ki分keno良i); kikiwakenoyoi(ki分keno良i, ki分kenoyoi) / kikiwakenoi(ki分kenoi, ki分keno良i); kikiwakenoyoi(ki分keno良i, ki分kenoyoi)
    ききわけのいい(聞き分けのいい, 聞き分けの良い); ききわけのよい(聞き分けの良い, 聞き分けのよい)
(exp,adj-ix) reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

Variations:
言うことを聞く
言う事を聞く
いうことを聞く(sK)

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 iukotookiku
    いうことをきく
(exp,v5k) (See 言うことを聞かない) to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

Variations:
聞き惚れる
聴き惚れる
聞きほれる
聴きほれる(sK)

see styles
 kikihoreru
    ききほれる
(v1,vi) to listen to in an ecstasy

Variations:
聞き入る
聴き入る
聞きいる
聴きいる
聞入る
聴入る

see styles
 kikiiru / kikiru
    ききいる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to listen attentively to; to be lost in

Variations:
と言って聞かない
と言ってきかない
といって聞かない

see styles
 toittekikanai
    といってきかない
(exp,adj-i) insisting

Variations:
ご多分
御多分
ご他聞(iK)
ご多聞(iK)
御他聞(sK)
御多聞(sK)

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 gotabun
    ごたぶん
(usu. as ご多分に漏れず) (See ご多分に漏れず) most cases; the majority (of people); majority view; behaviour of the majority

Variations:
タメ口をきく
タメ口を聞く
ため口をきく
ため口を聞く

see styles
 tameguchiokiku(tame口okiku, tame口oku); tameguchiokiku(tame口okiku, tame口oku)
    タメぐちをきく(タメ口をきく, タメ口を聞く); ためぐちをきく(ため口をきく, ため口を聞く)
(exp,v5k) (See タメ口・タメぐち) to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)

Variations:
ご多分
ご他聞(iK)
ご多聞(iK)
御多分(sK)
御他聞(sK)
御多聞(sK)

see styles
 gotabun
    ごたぶん
common; in the usual course

Variations:
聞き入る
聴き入る
聞入る
聴入る
聞きいる(sK)
聴きいる(sK)

see styles
 kikiiru / kikiru
    ききいる
(v5r,vi) to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

Variations:
タメ口をきく
タメ口を聞く
ため口をきく(sK)
ため口を聞く(sK)

see styles
 tameguchiokiku
    タメぐちをきく
(exp,v5k) (See タメ口) to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)

Variations:
言うことを聞かない
言う事を聞かない
いうことを聞かない(sK)

see styles
 iukotookikanai
    いうことをきかない
(exp,adj-i) (See 言うことを聞く) not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly

Variations:
聞き耳を立てる
聞き耳をたてる(sK)
聞き耳立てる(sK)
聞き耳たてる(sK)

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 kikimimiotateru
    ききみみをたてる
(exp,v1) to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

Variations:
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥

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 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji / kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshonohaji
    きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥
聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥

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 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhamatsudainohaji
    きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) (See 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥
聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥(sK)

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 kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhaisshounohaji / kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhaisshonohaji
    きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥
聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥(sK)

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 kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhamatsudainohaji
    きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) (See 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり

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 ashitanimichiokikabayuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikabayubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Variations:
朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり(sK)

see styles
 ashitanimichiokikaba、yuubenishisutomokanari / ashitanimichiokikaba、yubenishisutomokanari
    あしたにみちをきかば、ゆうべにしすともかなり
(expression) (proverb) (from a quote by Confucius) if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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