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    3. 聴取

    聴取

    聴ちょう取しゅ

    hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.)

    KMT4News #4+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab25 strokes

    ちょうしゅ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry
    2.
    listening (e.g. to the radio)

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    警けい察さつは目もく撃げき者しゃから事じ情じょうを聴ちょう取しゅしました。

    The police questioned the witness about the circumstances.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    彼かれの意い見けんを聴ちょう取しゅする機き会かいがありました。

    I had an opportunity to hear his opinion.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    毎まい朝あさラジオでニュースを聴ちょう取しゅしています。

    I listen to the news on the radio every morning.

    KMT4Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    委い員いん会かいは専せん門もん家かから詳しょう細さいな報ほう告こくを聴ちょう取しゅしました。

    The committee heard a detailed report from the experts.

    KMT5Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    容よう疑ぎ者しゃの聴ちょう取しゅは長ちょう時じ間かんに及およびました。

    The questioning of the suspect lasted for a long time.

    KMT6Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    聴
    き.く・ゆる.す…(3)
    listen・headstrong・naughty・careful inquiry
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
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