Word Meaning 聞いて呆れる

きいてあきれる kiiteakireru

聞いて呆れる 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

聞いてあきれる きいてあきれる kiiteakireru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 158131 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞こえる

きこえる

to be well known

聞き取る

ききとる

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

聞き入る

ききいる

to listen attentively to

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

聞付ける

ききつける

to get used to hearing

聞分ける

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

聞知る

ききしる

to learn something through hearing

聞届ける

ききとどける

to grant (a request)

Example Sentences

正直が聞いて呆れるよ。

Him, honest? What a joke!