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聞き澄ます (ききすます) — to listen attentively | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
聞き澄ます

聞き澄ます

聞き澄きすます

to listen attentively

Kanji Vocab Daily Life38 strokes

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ききすます

Verb, Transitive

1.

to listen attentively

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Kanji that make up this word

き.く・き.こえる…(2)

hear・ask・listen

す.む・す.ます・-す.ます…(5)

lucidity・be clear・clear・clarify・settle…(2)

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