Vocab Info

N5 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()こえるto be heard, to be audible

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be well known, to be famous

    4. Ichidan 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.

      • N4
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