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What does 聞こえる (きこえる, kikoeru) mean?

聞こえる (きこえる, kikoeru) means to be audible, to be heard (naturally reaching the ear).

Quick facts
Readingきこえる
Romajikikoeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
きこえる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkikoeru

to be audible, to be heard (naturally reaching the ear)

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to sound (like); to come across (as)
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to be well known; to be famous
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

Example sentences

  • The voice is too quiet to hear.

  • I can hear music from the next room.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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