# 聴 — Listen

Frequency rank 934 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 華 (Showy), less common than 宗 (Religion).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: き
- Radical: 耳 Ear (Kangxi 128)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

An ear on the left, with an eye and heart stacked on the right — you listen with your ear, watch with your eye, and feel with your heart — true deep listening.

In words:

- 聴講 ちょうこう — lecture attendance;auditing
- 聴覚 ちょうかく — the sense of hearing
- 聴診器 ちょうしんき — stethoscope

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