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1 exact word match found in search '聞く'
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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6 words found beginning with '聞く'
expression
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
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expression
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
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expression
Better ask than go astray  (idiomatic expression)
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A big difference between what one hears and what one sees  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, noun
acute ear; good ear
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Most common form: 聞く耳を持たない
expression, 'i' adjective
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
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8 words found containing '聞く' in any position
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)  (see also: タメ口:タメぐち)
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expression, 'no' adjective
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
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expression
asking would be rude; tasteless question
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expression
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know  (proverb)
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expression, 'i' adjective
painful to listen to; unbearable to hear
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Yodan verb with `ku' ending (archaic)
to hear faintly  (archaic)
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expression
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
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Most common form: 聞くところによると
(same as above)
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