聞こえる
きこえる
hepburn kikoeru
to be audible, to hear (passive)
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 音楽が聞こえる。I can hear music.
- 声が聞こえません。I cannot hear your voice.
Collocations
聞こえる (kikoeru, audible)音が聞こえる声が聞こえる聞こえない聞ける (kikeru, can hear)
Mnemonic
Kikoeru (聞こえる) is "audible / hear (spontaneous)" — B + no-cluster ichidan spontaneous verb. Three-way kiku family: (1) kiku (active "listen / ask"); (2) kikeru (potential "can hear"); (3) kikoeru (spontaneous / passive "naturally audible / sounds come"). English "hear (passive)" parallel. Korean deutda / deullida split and Chinese ting / tingjian split parallel; Japans 3-way systematic.
Quick check
Kiku family 3?