A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N5 · 14 strokes

Hear ; Ask ; Listen

Readings on: ブン・モン
Kun readings: き.く・き.こえる

聞くきく — Listen

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 新聞しんぶん — Newspaper Word card → Source
• 醜聞しゅうぶん — scandal Source
• 見聞けんぶん — information; observation Source
• 風聞ふうぶん — noise; it is said; rumor Source
• 寡聞かぶん — limited information; lack of knowledge Source