Word Meaning 聞かせる

きかせる kikaseru

聞かせる is read as きかせる (kikaseru) and means to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc..

Meaning

English

  1. to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.
  2. to hold (someone) enchanted by
  3. to let (someone) hear
  4. to tell (e.g. a story)
  5. to inform (of)
  6. to make (someone) listen
  7. to make (someone) understand
  8. to drum into (someone)

Reading

Kana

きかせる

Romaji

kikaseru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 131183 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)