Today’s Kanji is “聞” (ki-ku); Kanji for “to hear”.
Handwritten Kanji “聞” (ki-ku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “聞”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 聞 | ブン モン き-く き-こえる | bun mon ki-ku ki-koeru | 14 | 耳 | to hear |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “聞”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | shinbun | Newspaper |
| プレゼンテーションを聞く | ぷれぜんてーしょんをきく | purezente-shon wo kiku | To listen to a presentation |
| 親の言うことを聞かない | おやのいうことをきかない | oya no iukoto wo kikanai | Don’t listen to parents |
