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きく
Kanji
聞く / 聴く / 訊く / 効く / 利く
Verb
Japanese Meaning
聞く, 聴く: to hear, to listen; to ask / 聞く, 訊く: to ask / 効く, 利く: to work, to act, to be effective
Easy Japanese Meaning
みみでおとやことばをきく、ひとにしつもんする、こうかがある
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
听；倾听 / 询问；打听 / 有效；起作用
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
聽、聽見；傾聽 / 詢問、打聽；發問 / （藥、方法等）有效；起作用；管用
Korean Meaning
(소리·말 등을) 듣다, 들어 알다/주의해 듣다 / (사람에게) 묻다, 질문하다 / (약 등이) 듣다, 효과가 있다
Indonesian
mendengar; mendengarkan / bertanya; menanyakan / manjur; efektif; berfungsi
Vietnamese Meaning
nghe, lắng nghe / hỏi / có tác dụng, hiệu nghiệm
Tagalog Meaning
makinig o makarinig / magtanong / umepekto o gumana
Sense（1）
聞く, 聴く: to hear, to listen; to ask
Sense（2）
聞く, 訊く: to ask
Sense（3）
効く, 利く: to work, to act, to be effective
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聞く, 聴く: to hear, to listen; to ask / 聞く, 訊く: to ask / 効く, 利く: to work, to act, to be effective
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きく
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I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion.
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あなたの意見をきくのが楽しみです。
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