# 聴 — listen

聴 means “listen”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou), テイ (tei). Kun'yomi: き(く) (kiku). You'll see it in words such as 聴く (kiku, “to listen; to hear”).

- Meaning: listen
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou), テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: き(く) (kiku)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 聴

Parts: 耳 ear · 十 ten; cross · 罒 net · 心 heart

## Words with 聴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 聴く | きく (kiku) | to listen; to hear |

## Don't confuse it with

[徳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/virtue/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [筋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/) · [聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/) · [患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/) · [診](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/) · [症](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/symptom/) · [肝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/liver/) · [剤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/. Last updated 2026-11-01.