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    3. 聞き耳を立てる

    聞き耳を立てる

    聞きき​耳みみを​立たて​る​

    to prick up one's ears and listen

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab34 strokes

    聞き耳をたてる聞き耳立てる聞き耳たてる

    ききみみをたてる

    Verb

    1.
    to prick up one's ears and listen, to listen attentively

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    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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