Word Meaning 聞き耳を立てる

ききみみをたてる kikimimi o tateru

聞き耳を立てる is read as ききみみをたてる (kikimimi o tateru) and means to prick up one's ears and listen.

Meaning

English

to prick up one's ears and listen
to listen attentively

Reading

Kana

ききみみをたてる

Romaji

kikimimi o tateru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 聞き澄ます,全身を耳にする,枕を欹てる,枕を攲てる,耳を澄ます,耳を欹てる,耳を攲てる Proverb ✓ Rank 116226 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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聞く耳を持たぬ

きくみみをもたぬ

to turn a deaf ear to

聞く耳を持たない

きくみみをもたない

to turn a deaf ear to

聞き耳

ききみみ

straining one's ears

聞く耳

きくみみ

acute ear

立ち耳

たちみみ

protruding ears

耳が聞こえない

みみがきこえない

to be deaf

立ち聞き

たちぎき

eavesdropping

立ち聞く

たちきく

to listen in

聞き取る

ききとる

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

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