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    3. 聞き返す

    聞き返す

    聞きき​返かえす​

    to listen repeatedly

    KMT10News #41+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab27 strokes

    訊き返すきき返す

    ききかえす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to listen repeatedly, to listen again
    2.
    to ask a question in return
    3.
    to ask again, to ask for a repeated explanation

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    先せん生せいの言こと葉ばが聞きき取とれず、思おもわず聞きき返かえしてしまった。

    I couldn't catch what the teacher said, so I unintentionally asked again.

    KMT6Daily LifeEducation
    相あい手ての質しつ問もんの意い図とが分わからなかったので、詳くわしく聞きき返かえした。

    I didn't understand the intent of the other person's question, so I asked for clarification.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    重じゅう要ような会かい議ぎでは、誤ご解かいを避さけるため、不ふ明めいな点てんは必かならず聞きき返かえすようにしている。

    In important meetings, to avoid misunderstandings, I make sure to ask again about any unclear points.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    電でん話わの声こえが小ちいさくて、何なん度ども聞きき返かえすことになった。

    The voice on the phone was too quiet, so I had to ask them to repeat themselves many times.

    KMT10Daily LifeTechnology
    彼かの女じょは相あい手ての話はなしを注ちゅう意い深ぶかく聞きき、理り解かいできない部ぶ分ぶんがあればすぐに聞つき返きかえす習しゅう慣かんがある。

    She has a habit of listening carefully to what others say and immediately asking again if there's anything she doesn't understand.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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