聴 – listen, headstrong, naughty

17 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#781 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 聴 means listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ、テイ (chou, tei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き.く、ゆる.す (kiku, yurusu). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 耳 (no. 128).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
On’yomi	テイ	tei
Kun’yomi	き.く	kiku
Kun’yomi	ゆる.す	yurusu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 耳 (Kangxi radical 128). Components: 耳・十・心・買.

Words using 聴

聴覚ちょうかく(sense of) hearing聴講ちょうこうlecture attendance聴診器ちょうしんきstethoscope

Example sentences

その子の聴覚は鋭い。

The kid has a keen sense of hearing.

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聴講切符を前もって入手しておかなければならない。

You must get lecture tickets in advance.

Tatoeba #126081

医者は患者の胸に聴診器を当てた。

The doctor placed a stethoscope on the patient's chest.

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Kanji with the same radical

職聞聖耳聳耽

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