Kanji
N1 17 strokes Grade 8 freq #781

listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

ear mimi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating
public hearing
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience
audience; attendance
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating)
interception (email); wiretap
looking and listening; (television) viewing
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
lecture attendance; auditing

Example sentences

He addressed the audience in a soft voice.

He began to address the audience slowly.

Can I hear a little bit of this record?

To no one's surprise, loud noise has been proven to affect one's sense of hearing.