聞こえる・きこえる (koeru kikoeru)

Meaning & usage

Audible; (can) hear; it sounds | Something is passively and spontaneously audiable.

Example sentences 5

1. その音は小さ過ぎて聞こえない。

   That sound is too weak and is not audible.

2. テーラーさんの作った文は変に聞こえる。

   The sentences which Mr. Taylor made sound strange.

3. 大山おおやまさんの声は大きいので隣の部屋の人にもよく聞こえる。

   Mr. Oyama's voice is so loud that people in the neighbouring rooms can hear him.

4. 私にはお寺の 鐘かねの音が聞こえたが、弟には聞こえなかった。

   I could hear the sound of the temple bell, but my younger brother couldn't.

5. 私（に）は 鶯うぐいすの声がよく聞こえる・聞こえます。

   To me the cries of a nightingale are clearly audible. / I can clearly hear the cries of a nightingale.