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Kanji: 聞

KANJI
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
こえる
 ON 音 
ブン
モン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
もん
Meaning:
Hear, ask, listen
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()
to hear, to listen to, to ask
N5
(しんぶん)
newspaper
N4
()こえる
to be heard
N4
(しんぶんしゃ)
newspaper company
N1
()()
listening comprehension
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