# 聞 — Hear

Frequency rank 122 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 切 (Cut), less common than 等 (Equal).

- On’yomi: ぶん、もん
- Kun’yomi: き
- Radical: 耳 Ear (Kangxi 128)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 14

You press your ear against a hotel door and Hear an argument on the other side.

In words:

- 聞く きく — to hear,to listen to,to ask
- 聞こえる きこえる — to be heard
- 新聞 しんぶん — newspaper

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