き
聞
　
き
なが
流
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to pay no attention to (while listening), to take no notice of, to ignore, to let go in one ear and out the other.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
聞
　
き
なが
流
　
す
 聞き流す ききながす
きき
聞
なが
流
　
す
 聞流す ききながす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
current, a sink, flow
リュウ　なが.れる　ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)