Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to overhear, to hear (secondhand), to hear on the grapevine, to know by hearsay.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
漏れ聞く もれきく
 
 
洩れ聞く もれきく
 
 
 
もれ聞く もれきく
 
 
漏れ聴く もれきく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leak, escape, time
も.る ロウ (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
leak, escape, time
ロウ ロ も.る
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
hear, ask, listen
き.く ブン モン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)