聞く(P);聴く(P) [きく] /(v5k,vt) (1) to hear/(v5k,vt) (2) (esp. 聴く) to listen (e.g. to music)/(v5k,vt) (3) (聴く is used in legal and official contexts) to ask/to enquire/to query/(v5k,vt) (4) to hear about/to hear of/to learn of/(v5k,vt) (5) to follow (advice, order, etc.)/to obey/to listen to/to comply with/(v5k,vt) (6) to hear (e.g. a plea)/to grant (a request)/to accept (e.g. an argument)/to give consideration to/(v5k,vt) (7) (See 香を聞く) to smell (esp. incense)/to sample (a fragrance)/(v5k,vt) (8) (also 利く) to taste (alcohol)/to try/(P)/EntL1591110/