聞く — to hear, to listen
聞く is the #118 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to hear, to listen” and is pronounced [kʲi̥kɯ̟].
#118frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 聞く
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聞いた | past | heard |
| 聞か | present | hear |
| きか | present | hear |
| 聞け | command | hear! |
| きけ | command | hear! |
| 聞かれる | passive | be heard |
| きかれる | passive | be heard |
| 聞かない | negative | do not hear |
| きかない | negative | do not hear |
| 聞かず | negative | hearing (stem form) |
| きかず | negative | hearing (stem form) |
| 聞きます | polite | |
| ききます | polite | |
| きいた | past | heard |
| 聞けば | conditional | if ... hear |
| きけば | conditional | if ... hear |
| 聞か | irrealis | hearing (stem form) |
| きか | irrealis | hearing (stem form) |
| 聞け | realis | hearing (stem form) |
| きけ | realis | hearing (stem form) |
| 聞けど | contrastive | |
| きけど | contrastive | |
| 聞かば | conditional | if ... hear |
| きかば | conditional | if ... hear |
| 聞きき | past | heard |
| ききき | past | heard |
| 聞きけり | past | heard |
| ききけり | past | heard |
| 聞きつ | past | heard |
| ききつ | past | heard |
| 聞きぬ | past | heard |
| ききぬ | past | heard |
| 聞けり | past | hearing (stem form) |
| 聞きたり | past | hearing (stem form) |
| きけり | past | hearing (stem form) |
| ききたり | past | hearing (stem form) |
| 聴く | alternative, kanji | |
| 訊く | alternative, kanji |