ichidan verb / transitive:

• to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
• to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
• to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

noun:

• being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

noun:

• hear something for the last time

noun:

• hear-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys) ➜ 三猿

adjective:

• difficult to hear; indistinct
• hesitating to ask; awkward to ask
• unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to happen to hear; to overhear

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to hear of; to learn of

godan ~す verb:

• to hear - honorific language
• to imbibe; to drink - honorific language

expression / godan ~う verb:

• I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief
• who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh! - as 〜が聞いてあきれる, used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim

expression:

• don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay maybe a hell at sight [literal] - proverb

expression:

• don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
• to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to visit - humble language
• to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

noun / adjectival noun:

• bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

expression:

• it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to express pleasure (on receiving news, etc.); to be glad to hear (something) - usu. 〜ます

noun:

• overhear; happened to hear that - colloquialism

expression:

• It's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody - idiom

noun:

• speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech

interjection:

• way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

adjective:

• novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time

godan ~る verb:

• to be curious; to be inquisitive; to want to hear

expression:

• apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear - colloquialism

expression / adjectival noun:

• I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity - polite language ➜ 気の毒