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    3. 聞き流す

    聞き流す

    聞きき​流ながす​

    to pay no attention to (while listening)

    KMT10News #46+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab30 strokes

    聴き流す聞きながす聴きながす聞流す

    ききながす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pay no attention to (while listening), to take no notice of, to ignore, to let go in one ear and out the other

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    彼かれの文もん句くはいつも聞きき流ながしている。

    I always ignore his complaints.

    KMT7Daily Life
    忙いそがしい時ときは、周まわりの雑ざつ音おんを聞きき流ながすのが得とく意いだ。

    When I'm busy, I'm good at ignoring background noise.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かの女じょのアドバイスは聞きき流ながさずに、真しん剣けんに受うけ止とめるべきだ。

    You shouldn't ignore her advice; you should take it seriously.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは批ひ判はんをすべて聞きき流ながすことで、精せい神しん的てきな安あん定ていを保たもっている。

    He maintains his mental stability by ignoring all criticism.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    上じょう司しの小こ言ごとは、適てき当とうに聞きき流ながすのが賢けん明めいだ。

    It's wise to just ignore your boss's nagging appropriately.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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