聞 — hear/ask

Grade 2 kanji · 14 strokes · on'yomi bun · kun'yomi ki·ku.

An ear (耳) at the gate (門) — listening at the gate, waiting to hear news.

Example words

• 聞く — kiku — to hear/ask
• 新聞 — shinbun — newspaper

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