聞く

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聞く (godan conjugation, hiragana きく, romaji kiku)

  1. hear, listen
    私はどこかでオオカミ吠えるのを聞いた
    わたしはどこかでおおかみがほえるのをきいた
    Watashi wa dokoka de ōkami ga hoeru no o kīta.
    I heard wolves barking somewhere.
    私はその曲をラジオ聞いた
    わたしはそのきょくをらじおできいた
    Watashi wa sono kyoku o rajio de kīta.
    I listened to that song on the radio.
  2. to ask a question
    迷った彼は、私に聞いた
    みちにまよったかれは、わたしにきいた
    Michini mayotta kare wa, watashi ni kīta.
    Since he was lost he asked me the way.
  3. to smell, sniff
    香を聞く

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