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Kiku(聞く) -“Listen” or “Ask” / Japanese Word

miwako3 01/02/2024

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Last updated: January 1, 2025

January 2024 (VOL.195)

Kiku 聞く

Kiku means “Listen” or “Ask”

Aya: Kiite! Sugoino! Listen, it’s awesome! Ken: Nan desuka? Kiki masu yo! What is it? I’m all ears. Aya: Shinkyoku ga deta no! Mou kiita? The new song came out! Have you listened to it yet? Ken: Mada Kiitenai desu. No, I haven’t listened to it. Aya: Kiita ra kini iru yo. You’ll like it once you listen to it. Ken: Zehi Kikitai desu! I would love to listen to it!
ListenListen(Polite)ListenedListened(Polite)is listeningwas listeninghave listened can listenwant to listenlisten!Please listen
positiveKikuKiki masuKiitaKiki mashitaKiite iruKiite itaKiita koto ga aruKikeruKikitaiKike!Kiite kudasai
negativeKikanaiKiki masenKikana kattaKiki masen deshitaKiite inaiKiite inakattaKiita koto ga naiKikenaiKikitakunai–Kikanaide kudasai

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Shachou no hanashi wo kike.

Listen to what the president says.

Nani kiite iru no?

What are you listening to?

J-POP wo kiku.

Listen to J-pop.

Sonna ru-ru wa kikimasen deshita.

I didn’t hear such a rule.

Saikin kikanai ne.

I haven’t heard about that lately.

Sonna Hanashi wa kiita koto ga nai.

I have never heard such a story.

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