Word Meaning 聞ける

きける kikeru

聞ける is read as きける (kikeru) and means to tell.

Meaning

English

to tell

Reading

Kana

きける

Romaji

kikeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 129174 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞こえる

きこえる

to be well known

聞き入る

ききいる

to listen attentively to

聞入れる

ききいれる

to grant (a wish)

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

聞分ける

ききわける

to (listen and) understand

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

聞知る

ききしる

to learn something through hearing

Example Sentences

崖の上から叫べば、自分の声のこだまが聞けるよ。

If you shout from the top of a cliff, you can hear the echo of your voice.