Vocab Info

N5 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()こえるto be heard, to be audible

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to sound (like), to come across (as)

    3. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be well known, to be famous

    4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      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】

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    Examples

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      (となり)()(ひと)(こえ)()こえる

      I can hear the people who live next door.

      • N5

      自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)()(こえ)()こえる

      I hear a voice asking my name.

      • N5

      セミの()(ごえ)()こえます。

      I can hear the cicadas singing.

      • N5

      あなたはその(おと)()こえますか?

      Can you hear that sound?

      • N5

      救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)のサイレンが()こえたので(くるま)()めました。

      I heard the sirens of an ambulance, so I stopped my car.

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