Word Meaning 見聞き

Listen to 見聞

見聞

けんぶん

information

Listen to 見たり聞いたり

見たり聞いたり

みたりきいたり

seeing and hearing

Listen to 見仏聞法

見仏聞法

けんぶつもんぽう

seeing Buddha and hearing his teachings

Listen to 見聞覚知

見聞覚知

けんもんかくち

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

Listen to 見ると聞くとは大違い

見ると聞くとは大違い

みるときくとはおおちがい

there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes

Listen to 見ざる聞かざる言わざる

見ざる聞かざる言わざる

みざるきかざるいわざる

see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil

Listen to 見聞を広める

見聞を広める

けんぶんをひろめる

to widen one's knowledge

Listen to 百聞は一見にしかず

百聞は一見にしかず

ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず

seeing is believing

Listen to 聞見

聞見

ぶんけん

information

Listen to 東方見聞録

東方見聞録

とうほうけんぶんろく

The Travels of Marco Polo

Listen to 聞いて極楽見て地獄

聞いて極楽見て地獄

きいてごくらくみてじごく

don't believe everything you hear

Listen to 聞くと見るとは大違い

聞くと見るとは大違い

きくとみるとはおおちがい

don't believe everything you hear