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

to (listen and) understand
to listen to reason
to be reasonable
to recognize (by sound)
to identify
to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.)
to distinguish
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 93710 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞き分け

ききわけ

reasonableness (esp. of children)

聞き分けがいい

ききわけがいい

reasonable (person)

聞き分けのいい

ききわけのいい

reasonable (person)

聞き分けのない

ききわけのない

unreasonable

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)

Example Sentences

私は音楽を聞き分ける力がない。

I have no ear for music.

しかしながら、未知の外国語を聞くとき、我々は異なる単語を聞き分けることができず、発言をほとんど休止のない音の連続であると認識します。

However, when listening to an unknown foreign language, our ability to discern different words is lost, and we recognize speech as being a stream of sounds without many pauses.