How to say listening in Japanese

聴取★【ちょうしゅchoushu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • listening; hearing; audition
  • radio reception

Example Sentences

私watashiのno趣味shumiはha音楽ongakuをwo聞くkikuことkotoですdesu。
My hobby is listening to music.
夕食後yuushokugo音楽ongakuをwo聴いてkiite楽しむtanoshimuことkotoがgaよくありますyokuarimasu。
I often enjoy listening to music after supper.
僕bokuはhaテレビTEREBIをwo見るmiruよりもyorimoラジオRAJIOをwo聞くkikuほうhouがga好きsukiだda。
I prefer listening to the radio to watching television.
聞いてるkiiteruのno？
Are you listening?
彼等kareraはha彼kareがga本当はha何naniをwo言いiiたいtaiのnoかkaをwo理解rikaiしないshinaiままmama、彼kareのno言うことを聞いていたiukotowokiiteita。
They were listening to him, not understanding what he really meant.

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