聞
hear · ask · listen
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
surround from above: gate + ear
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of '門' (gate) and '耳' (ear). Listening through gate crack.
Symbolism
Hearing, information, rumor. 'Listening' can be honorific in Japanese.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Lending an ear
Anime & Manga
響け！ユーフォニアム
Sound! Euphonium(2013)
Youth of a concert band pursuing beautiful music to 'hear.'
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うみねこのなく頃に
Umineko When They Cry(2007)
Developer: 07th Expansion
Mystery 'hearing' the story from multiple perspectives.
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Four-Character Compounds
前代未聞
ぜんだいみもん
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); unheard-of
如是我聞
にょぜがもん
thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard; thus I hear (quote from the sutras)
博聞強記
はくぶんきょうき
being widely read and having a highly retentive memory; being widely read and having a highly retentive memory
異聞奇譚
いぶんきたん
strange stories and curious tales; strange stories and curious tales
浅学寡聞
せんがくかぶん
shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed; shallow learning and limited information
Poetry
奥山に もみぢ踏み分け 鳴く鹿の 声聞く時ぞ 秋は悲しき
Poem #5 from Hyakunin Isshu
立ち別れ いなばの山の 峰に生ふる まつとし聞かば 今帰り来む
Poem #16 from Hyakunin Isshu
滝の音は 絶えて久しく なりぬれど 名こそ流れて なほ聞こえけれ
Poem #55 from Hyakunin Isshu