聞 Hear

Radical Combination

• 門

  Gate
• 耳

  Ear

Meaning

Primary

Hear

Mnemonic

If you go up to a gate and press your ear to it, you'll hear what's going on on the other side. The people on the other side will have no idea you can hear their conversation.

Hints

I'm sure you've pressed your ear up against a wall, door, or gate before to hear what's going on on the other side. Remember back to a time you did this and how sneaky you felt listening in on people without them knowing. You sneaky frood, you.

Readings

On’yomi

ぶん, もん

Kun’yomi

き

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

From the other side of the gate, you hear one of the people start to play a song on a recorder. You recognize the song as "Hot Cross Buns (ぶん)." You haven't heard this song since grade school. "Hot cross buns, hot cross buns~"

Hints

I'm sure many of you were forced to play "Hot Cross Buns" on the recorder in school at some point. Picture yourself playing this song and remember the melody when you see this kanji.