Memory phrase for the Kanji: 聞


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Meaning

hear, listen, ask

Pronunciation

BUN, MON
kiku

Explanation

A gate with a ear

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

gateThe radical mon ia the picture of a gate.
earShows the picture of an ear.
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Vocabulary

 聞き耳  ききみみ  to listen carfully
 聞く  きく  to hear, to listen, to ask
 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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