No. 168 in Japanese
聞い
The word "聞い" is the stem form of "聞く" (kiku), meaning "to hear" or "to listen."
In a sentence
彼女の話を聞いました。
I listened to her story.
In this context, '聞い' refers to actively listening to something with attention.
その音を聞いたかい？
Did you hear that sound?
Here, '聞い' is used to describe perceiving a sound.
先生に質問を聞いに行きました。
I went to ask the teacher a question.
In this example, '聞い' implies asking or inquiring about something.
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