Word Meaning 聞き分ける

ききわける kikiwakeru

聞き分ける is read as ききわける (kikiwakeru) and means to (listen and) understand.

Meaning

English

  1. to (listen and) understand
  2. to listen to reason
  3. to be reasonable
  4. to recognize (by sound)
  5. to identify
  6. to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.)
  7. to distinguish
  8. to tell (the difference) by hearing

Reading

Kana

ききわける

Romaji

kikiwakeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 93541 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞き分け

ききわけ

reasonableness (esp. of children)

聞き知る

ききしる

to learn something through hearing

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

聞き伝える

ききつたえる

to hear (secondhand)