Memory phrase for the character: 聞

聞

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Meaning

hear, listen, ask

Pronunciation

 BUN, MON
kiku

Explanation

 A gate 門 with a ear 耳

Mnemonic
 
The ear (directly) at the gate for (better) hearing.

Radicals

門 gateThe radical mon is the picture of a gate.
耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna).
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 Vocabulary

聞く きく  to hear, to listen, to ask
聞き耳 ききみみ  to listen carfully
新聞 しんぶん  newspaper
未聞 みもん  unheard, not heard
新聞社 しんぶんしゃ  newspaper company
聞き取り ききとり  listening comprehension
聞こえる きこえる  to be heard, to be audible

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