Japanese

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Alternative spellings
聞き分ける
聞分ける

Etymology

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From () (kiki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kiku, to hear, to listen; to obey)) + ()ける (wakeru).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ききわける (kikiwakeruききわける (kikiwakeru)?ichidan (stem ききわけ (kikiwake), past ききわけた (kikiwaketa))

  1. to distinguish by listening
  2. to listen (obey)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN