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

to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.
to hold (someone) enchanted by
to let (someone) hear
to tell (e.g. a story)
to inform (of)
to make (someone) listen
to make (someone) understand
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 129697 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

聞入れる

ききいれる

to grant (a wish)

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

Example Sentences

「失敗を恐れていては何もできない」と自分に言い聞かせる。

I tell myself that "If you are scared of mistakes then you cannot achieve anything."