聞きく

きく kiku

to hear
to listen to
to ask

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

听；问

Examples

Furigana

ニューススタンドで聞きいて下ください。
You'll have to ask at the newsstand.
请在报刊亭问一下。
Tatoeba #76494
どこかで聞きいたような気きもするね。
That rings a bell.
总觉得好像在哪里听过。
Tatoeba #201031

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('dc19a213cd'); // 聞く

{
  "id": "dc19a213cd",
  "word": "聞く",
  "reading": "きく",
  "romaji": "kiku",
  "meanings": [
    "to hear",
    "to listen to",
    "to ask"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5k",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1591110,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ニューススタンドで聞いて下さい。",
      "furigana": "ニューススタンドで{聞|き}いて{下|くだ}さい。",
      "en": "You'll have to ask at the newsstand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 76494
    },
    {
      "ja": "どこかで聞いたような気もするね。",
      "furigana": "どこかで{聞|き}いたような{気|き}もするね。",
      "en": "That rings a bell.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201031
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "57961114be38f84a4690ba3e8682d3cc9f9e3e549ca83b8d695c39afd4f751eb",
    "meanings": [
      "听；问"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ニューススタンドで聞いて下さい。",
        "zh": "请在报刊亭问一下。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "どこかで聞いたような気もするね。",
        "zh": "总觉得好像在哪里听过。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/dc19a213cd",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1fae025eed57d5030a2fefefcf4f817727235198147c958783fcc1b61cb0eac4"
  }
}