聞こえる (kikoeru)
聞こえる (きこえる, kikoeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be heard; to be audible”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きこえる
- Romaji
- kikoeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to sound (like); to come across (as) · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to be well known; to be famous · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand · ichidan verb, intransitive · dated
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 聞こえる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 聞こえます | きこえます kikoemasu |
| Negative | 聞こえない | きこえない kikoenai |
| Polite negative | 聞こえません | きこえません kikoemasen |
| Past | 聞こえた | きこえた kikoeta |
| Polite past | 聞こえました | きこえました kikoemashita |
| Negative past | 聞こえなかった | きこえなかった kikoenakatta |
| Te-form | 聞こえて | きこえて kikoete |
| Potential | 聞こえられる | きこえられる kikoerareru |
| Passive | 聞こえられる | きこえられる kikoerareru |
| Causative | 聞こえさせる | きこえさせる kikoesaseru |
| Volitional | 聞こえよう | きこえよう kikoeyou |
| Imperative | 聞こえろ | きこえろ kikoero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 聞こえれば | きこえれば kikoereba |
Kanji in 聞こえる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 聞こえる.
Source: JMdict entry 1591150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.