Word Meaning 聞き上手

ききじょうず kikijouzu

聞き上手 is read as ききじょうず (kikijouzu) and means being a good listener.

Meaning

English

  1. being a good listener
  2. good listener

Reading

Kana

ききじょうず

Romaji

kikijouzu

Writing Variants

  • 聞上手 ききじょうず kikijouzu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 話し上手,聞き下手 Rank 22493 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

話上手は聞き上手

はなしじょうずはききじょうず

good talkers make good listeners

聞き手

ききて

interviewer

聞き下手

ききべた

poor listener

上手

じょうず

flattery

お手上げ

おてあげ

being done for

新聞紙上

しんぶんしじょう

the press

上手投げ

うわてなげ

a throw using the outside of the arm

上聞

じょうぶん

an imperial hearing

聞分け

ききわけ

reasonableness (esp. of children)

聞分ける

ききわける

to (listen and) understand

Example Sentences

6

I want to become a good listener.

Be a good listener.

Some people are good talkers and others good listeners.

I'm a surprisingly good listener, despite how I look.

Some are called good talkers, and others good listeners.

The secret of influencing people lies not so much in being a good talker as in being a good listener.