Word Meaning 聞いてあきれる

きいてあきれる kiiteakireru

聞いてあきれる is read as きいてあきれる (kiiteakireru) and means who do you think you're kidding by saying (that).

Meaning

English

who do you think you're kidding by saying (that)
what a laugh!
to be astonished to hear
to be incredulous about
to express disbelief

Reading

Kana

きいてあきれる

Romaji

kiiteakireru

Writing Variants

聞いて呆れる きいてあきれる kiiteakireru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 132330 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞こえる

きこえる

to be well known

聞き入る

ききいる

to listen attentively to

聞き取る

ききとる

to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.)

聞き慣れる

ききなれる

to get used to hearing

聞き合せる

ききあわせる

to make inquiries

聞きしに勝る

ききしにまさる

exceeding what one had heard

聞き分ける

ききわける

to (listen and) understand

聞き伝える

ききつたえる

to hear (secondhand)

聞き間違える

ききまちがえる

to mishear

聞き知る

ききしる

to learn something through hearing

聞き届ける

ききとどける

to grant (a request)

聞き違える

ききちがえる

to mishear

Example Sentences

結婚が聞いてあきれる！

You call that a marriage?