Word Meaning 聞き覚える

ききおぼえる kikioboeru

聞き覚える is read as ききおぼえる (kikioboeru) and means to be familiar.

Meaning

English

to be familiar
to learn by ear
to pick up knowledge

Reading

Kana

ききおぼえる

Romaji

kikioboeru

Writing Variants

聞きおぼえる ききおぼえる kikioboeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 114003 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞き覚えがある

ききおぼえがある

to have heard somewhere

聞き覚え

ききおぼえ

learning by ear

見聞覚知

けんもんかくち

perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)

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

聞付ける

ききつける

to get used to hearing

聞き伝える

ききつたえる

to hear (secondhand)

聞き間違える

ききまちがえる

to mishear

聞き違える

ききちがえる

to mishear

聞き耳を立てる

ききみみをたてる

to prick up one's ears and listen