14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5
hear, ask, listen
Kun'yomi
き く to hear ②to listen (e.g. to music) ③to ask ④to hear about き こ え る to be heard ②to sound (like) ③to be well known ④to accept (someone's words)
On'yomi
ブン モン
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to let (someone) hear ②to make (someone) listen ③to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.
References
| Unicode hex code | 805E |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-42-25 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4959 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4732 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3326 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4127 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2097 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2840 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1626 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1754 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 262 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2244 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 109 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 29104 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 200 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 64 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 64 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 314 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 80 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 219 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 234 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 184 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 179 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.8 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1584 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1640 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 8e6.1 |
| Four corner code | 7740.1 |
| De Roo Code | 3854 |