JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5

聞 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

hear; listen; ask

On
ブンbun モンmon
Kun
きくkiku きこえるkikoeru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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聞14 strokes

How to write 聞: stroke order

聞 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

聞 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 聞 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 聞

The parts 聞 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 門

    gate; specialized field

  • 耳

    ear

    Radical

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 5