Word Meaning 聞き流す

ききながす kikinagasu

聞き流す is read as ききながす (kikinagasu) and means to pay no attention to (while listening).

Meaning

English

to pay no attention to (while listening)
to take no notice of
to ignore
to let go in one ear and out the other

Reading

Kana

ききながす

Romaji

kikinagasu

Writing Variants

聞流す ききながす kikinagasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 22161 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

聞かす

きかす

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

聞き出す

ききだす

to begin listening (to)

聞き尽くす

ききつくす

to hear all about

聞外す

ききはずす

to mishear

聞き取り

ききとり

listening comprehension

聞き取る

ききとる

to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.)

聞き役

ききやく

listener's role

聞き慣れる

ききなれる

to get used to hearing

Example Sentences

「見て見て！聞き流すだけで1週間で英語がペラペラになるCDだって」「馬鹿、そんなもん誇大広告に決まってんだろ」

"Hey, look at this! Apparently, if you just put this CD on in the background for a week, you'll become fluent in English!" "Don't be stupid. That's just exaggerated advertising."