見聞き

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

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Grade: 2
kun’yomi

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of (mi, seeing, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem form) of 見る miru “to see”) +‎ 聞き (kiki, hearing, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem form) of 聞く kiku “to hear”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

The 見聞き spelling with the okurigana is more common.

Noun[edit]

()() (mikiki

  1. looking and listening, seeing and hearing
  2. experience, knowledge, what one has seen and heard

Idioms[edit]

  • 見聞きも功学 (みききもこうがく, ​mikiki mo kōgaku): “watching and listening is another effective way of learning”

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Verb[edit]

()()する (mikiki surusuru (stem ()() (mikiki shi), past ()()した (mikiki shita))

  1. to look and listen, to observe, to experience

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN