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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kiku
"音楽を聴くのが好きです。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Perceive with the ear the sound made by someone or something.
"Can you hear that strange noise?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch horen and German hören, from an Indo-European root meaning 'to hear'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hear" is said worldwide
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entendre
Transliteration: entendre
"Je peux entendre la musique."
hören
Transliteration: hören
"Kannst du die Vögel hören?"
sentire
Transliteration: sentire
"Non riesco a sentire niente."
oír
Transliteration: oír
"Escuché un ruido extraño."
ouvir
Transliteration: ouvir
"Você consegue ouvir isso?"
सुनना
Transliteration: sunna
"क्या तुम मुझे सुन सकते हो?"
听见
Transliteration: tīngjiàn
"我听见有人在叫我。"
듣다
Transliteration: deutda
"소리가 들리나요?"
聴く
Transliteration: kiku
"音楽を聴くのが好きです。"
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