Word Meaning 聞き出す

ききだす kikidasu

聞き出す is read as ききだす (kikidasu) and means to begin listening (to).

Meaning

English

to begin listening (to)
to get (information) out of someone
to extract (information) from someone
to find out (through questioning)

Reading

Kana

ききだす

Romaji

kikidasu

Writing Variants

聞きだす ききだす kikidasu
聞出す ききだす kikidasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 23298 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞かす

きかす

to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.

聞外す

ききはずす

to mishear

聞き流す

ききながす

to pay no attention to (while listening)

聞き返す

ききかえす

to ask a question in return

聞き直す

ききなおす

to listen again

聞き過す

ききすごす

to fail to catch

聞き落す

ききおとす

to fail to hear

聞き尽くす

ききつくす

to hear all about

聞こえる

きこえる

to be well known

聞く

きく

to hear

聞き書き

ききがき

writing down what one hears

聞き入る

ききいる

to listen attentively to

Example Sentences

トムはついにメアリーの本音を聞き出すことに成功した。

Tom finally managed to pry Mary's real opinion from her.