Word Meaning 言う事を聞く

いうことをきく iukoto o kiku

言う事を聞く is read as いうことをきく (iukoto o kiku) and means to do what one is told to.

Meaning

English

  1. to do what one is told to
  2. to take someone's advice
  3. to listen to what someone says

Reading

Kana

いうことをきく

Romaji

iukoto o kiku

Writing Variants

  • 言うことを聞く いうことをきく iukotookiku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 91680 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言聞かす

いいきかす

to tell

新聞記事

しんぶんきじ

newspaper story (article, account)

緊急事態宣言

きんきゅうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency

非常事態宣言

ひじょうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency

見猿聞か猿言わ猿

みざるきかざるいわざる

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

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak