聴取|ちょうしゅchoushu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); enquiry
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verblistening (e.g. to the radio)
Conjugation
Dictionary form聴取する(ちょうしゅする)
Polite (masu)聴取します(ちょうしゅします)
Negative (nai)聴取しない(ちょうしゅしない)
polite (masen)聴取しません(ちょうしゅしません)
classical zu / nu聴取せず・聴取せぬ(ちょうしゅせず・ちょうしゅせぬ)
Past (ta)聴取した(ちょうしゅした)
polite (mashita)聴取しました(ちょうしゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)聴取しなかった(ちょうしゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)聴取しませんでした(ちょうしゅしませんでした)
Te form聴取して(ちょうしゅして)
Potential聴取できる(ちょうしゅできる)
Passive聴取される(ちょうしゅされる)
Causative聴取させる(ちょうしゅさせる)
Causative passive聴取させられる(ちょうしゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)聴取すれば(ちょうしゅすれば)
tara聴取したら(ちょうしゅしたら)
Volitional聴取しよう(ちょうしゅしよう)
polite (mashou)聴取しましょう(ちょうしゅしましょう)
Imperative聴取しろ(ちょうしゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym聴聞ちょうもんFormalFormal: administrative hearings or listening to Buddhist teachings, as in 「聴聞会」; leans toward legal procedure.
  • Synonym聞き取りききとりNeutralNeutral native word for listening comprehension, or for gathering information by interview, as in 「聞き取り調査」; 「聴取」 leans toward police questioning and radio.
  • Related聴音ちょうおんWrittenWritten/formal prose: listening to and telling sounds apart, as in 「聴音訓練」; leans toward music ear-training rather than general hearing.

Use 「聴取」 for hearing about a situation, questioning, or listening to broadcasts, as in 「事情聴取」 and 「聴取率」; for gathering information by interview say 「聞き取り」, as in a 「聞き取り」 survey, and for administrative hearings 「聴聞」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 事情じじょうや状況じょうきょうを聞きくこと。
  2. ラジオ放送ほうそうを聞きくこと。
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