【聞】(bun, mon, kiku/ hear) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 聞.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・ぶん　bun
・もん　mon

For example,
・新聞　しんぶん　shin-bun
It means newspaper

・見聞　けんぶん　ken-bun
It means seeing and hearing

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・き-く　ki-ku

For example,
・聞く　きく　ki-ku
It means hear

・聞き覚え　ききおぼえ　ki-ki obo-e
It means what I remember hearing before.
聞き覚えのある声　ききおぼえのあるこえ　ki-ki obo-e no aru koe
A voice I've heard before

・聞き上手　ききじょうず　ki-ki jou-zu
It means a person who is very good at listening.
聞き上手と話し上手　ききじょうずとはなしじょうず　ki-ki jou-zu to hana-shi jou-zu
Good listeners and good talkers.

・聞き捨てならない　ききずてならない　ki-ki zu-te naranai
That I cannot just shut up and listen.
その話は聞き捨てならない　そのはなしはききずてならない
I can't just sit back and listen to that story.

and so on.

③ Special reading

This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "聞".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・hear

Radical

And the radical of this character is 耳　mimi
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "聞", which is widely used in Japan.

Personal name

These are a common personal name using the Kanji for 聞
・多聞　たもん　Tamon

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 聞
・山口 多聞　やまぐちたもん　Yamaguchi Tamon
He was a general in the old Japanese army.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 聞.
・開聞岳　かいもんだけ　Kaimon dake
This is the name of a mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 聞
・間　かん、ま、あいだ　kan, ma, aida
It means space, span

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