聞き

きき

hearing, audible sound

東方見聞録

The Travels of Marco Polo

聞き書き

ききがき

writing down what one hears, account of what one hears

聞き物

ききもの

worth listening to

聞き役

ききやく

listener's role

聞き耳

ききみみ

straining one's ears

聞き所

ききどころ きき どころ

point (of a speech)

下聞き

したぎき したきき

enquiring beforehand, inquiring beforehand

人聞き

ひとぎき

reputation, respectability

聞き手

ききて

hearer, listener, audience

聞き香

ききこう

smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party

生聞き

なまぎき

being inattentive

見聞き

みきき

information, experience, observation, seeing and hearing

聞き茶

ききちゃ

tea tasting, tea-tasting

聞き飽きる

ききあきる

to be tired of hearing

聞き出す

ききだす

to get information out of a person, to begin listening

聞き返す

ききかえす

to listen repeatedly, to listen again

聞き違い

ききちがい

mishearing

御用聞き

ごようきき

the rounds of tradesmen going door to door