How to say "listen" in Japanese

• 聞くきくJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb for the act of listening — deliberately taking in sound, as when listening to music. This is the word you want whenever 'listen' describes an action you perform.
  音楽おんがくが好すきで、毎日まいにち聴きいています。↗

  I like music, and I listen to it every day.
• ねCommon
  interjectionNot a verb of listening at all: this is the interjection used to catch someone's attention before a remark, matching English 'listen', 'hey', 'say' or 'look' at the start of a sentence.

Use 「聞く」 as the verb for actually listening to something, such as music; 「ね」 is only an attention-getting interjection like 'hey' or 'look', used to open a remark, not a verb of listening.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• リッスンlisten
• 聞き置くききおくto listen
• ねねhey
• あのなhey
• これhey
• 聞くきくto listen (e.g. to music)
• ねhey
• なhey