This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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聞く

聴く、訊く
きく
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
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尋ねる

訊ねる
v1
vt
たずねる
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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尋問

訊問
じんもん
cross-examination; interrogation; questioning
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道を訊く

道を聞く
みちをきく
to ask the way
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反対尋問

反対訊問
はんたいじんもん
cross-examination
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不審尋問

不審訊問
ふしんじんもん
police questioning (of a suspicious person)
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聞き返す

訊き返す、きき返す
ききかえす
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
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拷訊

ごうじん
torture
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審尋

審訊
しんじん
hearing; interrogation