The kanji 聞 primarily means "to hear," "to listen," or "to ask." It encompasses the act of receiving auditory information, paying attention to sounds, and sometimes, inquiring or getting information. It relates to the senses, especially the ability to perceive and understand sounds.

・On-yomi (音読み): ブン (bun) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): き（く） (ki(ku))

⚫︎聞（き）く Translation: to hear; to listen; to ask ⚫︎新聞（しんぶん） Translation: newspaper (literally: new news) ⚫︎見聞（けんぶん） Translation: experience; information

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The kanji 聞 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). It is composed of two parts: the "ear" radical (耳, みみ), which provides the semantic component (meaning), and the sound component (音, おと) represented by the 門(mon) which offers the phonetic component (pronunciation). The ear (耳) clearly relates to hearing, and the other part suggests the pronunciation. The character therefore depicts the action of using one's ears to perceive sounds.