直向きに聞く

ひたむきにきく

to listen intently

音に聞く

おとにきく

to be widely known, to be famous

聞き頂く

ききいただく

to ask (politely)

聞き置く

ききおく

to listen

聞き

きき

hearing, audible sound

聞くに堪えない

きくにたえない

painful to listen to; unbearable to hear

叡聞に

えいぶんに

(in the) emperor's hearing

聞く

きく

to hear

聞き違い

ききちがい

mishearing

聞き良い

ききよい

pleasant to listen to

聞き辛い

ききづらい

difficult to hear, difficult to ask

聞き悪い

ききにくい ききわるい

difficult to hear, hesitating to ask

聞きしに勝る

ききしにまさる

to a greater extent than one has heard, going beyond one's expectations

聞き尽くす

ききつくす

to hear all about

お聞きいただく

おききいただく

to ask (politely)

聞き書き

ききがき

writing down what one hears, account of what one hears

書きにくい

かきにくい

difficult to write or draw, does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)

聞き物

ききもの

worth listening to

聞き役

ききやく

listener's role