Vocab Info
N5 る-verb, Intransitive verb
聞こえるto be heard, to be audible
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-verb, Intransitive verb - 1. - to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears 
- 2. - to sound (like), to come across (as) 
- 3. - to be well known, to be famous 
- 4. - to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand Dated term
 
All Forms
聞こえる 【きこえる】、聞える 【きこえる】、聴こえる 【きこえる】、聴える 【きこえる】
Details
- き 
- こ 
- え 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 隣に住む人の声が聞こえる。 - I can hear the people who live next door. - N5
 
- 自分の名前を聞く声が聞こえる。 - I hear a voice asking my name. - N5
 
- セミの鳴き声が聞こえます。 - I can hear the cicadas singing. - N5
 
- あなたはその音が聞こえますか? - Can you hear that sound? - N5
 
- 救急車のサイレンが聞こえたので車を止めました。 - I heard the sirens of an ambulance, so I stopped my car. - N4
 
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