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    3. 聞こえる

    聞こえる

    聞きこ​え​る​

    to be heard

    N4KMT8News #25+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    聞える聴こえる聴える

    きこえる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears
    2.
    to sound (like), to come across (as)
    3.
    to be well known, to be famous
    4.
    to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand
    dated term

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    音おん楽がくが聞きこえる。

    I can hear music.

    KMT3Daily LifeMusic & Entertainment
    遠とおくから波なみの音おとが聞きこえてくる。

    The sound of waves can be heard from afar.

    KMT8Daily LifeNature & Environment
    隣となりの部へ屋やから話はなし声ごえが聞きこえる。

    I can hear voices from the next room.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    このコンサートホールは、どの席せきからでも音おとがよく聞きこえるように設せっ計けいされている。

    This concert hall is designed so that the sound can be heard well from any seat.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは、私わたしにはまるで冗じょう談だんのように聞はきこえた。

    His words sounded like a joke to me.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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