聞こえる（きこえる）
JLPT N3 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: can hear / audible
Example sentences
- 遠くから音楽が聞こえる。 — I can hear music from far away.
- 小さな声でよく聞こえない。 — The voice is too quiet to hear well.
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “聞こえる” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)