Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to grant someone's request; to do a favour

    often as お願いを聞いて

    すみませんが、お願いをきいてくださいませんか。
    Excuse me, but could you do me a favor?
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kun
ねが.う-ねがい
On
ガン
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
894 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-9, 3-3-16SKIP code
9a10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7128.6Four corner code
3361deroo
9858Unicode hex code
1-20-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
255Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6653New Nelson (John Haig)
1845New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
135Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
143Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
869A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
428Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43623Morohashi
446A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
581Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
590Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368sakade
1011Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
469henshall3
637Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
862Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1897Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hear, ask, listen

Kun
き.くき.こえる
On
ブンモン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
319 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-6SKIP code
8e6.1The Kanji Dictionary
7740.1, 7712.1Four corner code
3854deroo
805eUnicode hex code
1-42-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4959Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4732New Nelson (John Haig)
3326New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4127Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1626Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2244Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
109Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29104Morohashi
200A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
64Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314sakade
80Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
219henshall3
234Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
184crowley
179Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1584Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1640Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wen2, wen4Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level