見聞き|みききmikiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbinformation; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
    自分じぶんの目め耳みみで見聞みききしていないものは、本当ほんとうかもしれないが、本当ほんとうではないかもしれない。↗
    What you don't see and hear with your own ears and eyes might be true, but it might also not be true.
Conjugation
Dictionary form見聞きする(みききする)
Polite (masu)見聞きします(みききします)
Negative (nai)見聞きしない(みききしない)
polite (masen)見聞きしません(みききしません)
classical zu / nu見聞きせず・見聞きせぬ(みききせず・みききせぬ)
Past (ta)見聞きした(みききした)
polite (mashita)見聞きしました(みききしました)
Past negative (nakatta)見聞きしなかった(みききしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)見聞きしませんでした(みききしませんでした)
Te form見聞きして(みききして)
Potential見聞きできる(みききできる)
Passive見聞きされる(みききされる)
Causative見聞きさせる(みききさせる)
Causative passive見聞きさせられる(みききさせられる)
Conditional (ba)見聞きすれば(みききすれば)
tara見聞きしたら(みききしたら)
Volitional見聞きしよう(みききしよう)
polite (mashou)見聞きしましょう(みききしましょう)
Imperative見聞きしろ(みききしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related見聞けんぶんWrittenSino-Japanese word used in written/formal prose, mostly for the knowledge gained, as in 「見聞を広める」; native 「見聞き」 stresses the act itself and is more colloquial.
  • Related経験けいけんNeutralPersonal experience of actually doing or going through something; 「見聞き」 covers only seeing and hearing, not necessarily doing it yourself.

Use 「見聞き」 for the act of seeing and hearing something. For broadening your knowledge of the world, say 「見聞を広める」. For something you personally experienced or did, use 「経験」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 見みたり聞きいたりすること。
Kanji in this word
See also

Say it right, write it right

Core lookup works fully offline, with cloud pronunciation and one-tap save & review. Free, no sign-up.

Free downloadWindowsFree downloadmacOSDownload on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
MobileiOS / Android

Android

QR code for the Google Play pageGet it on Google Play

Scan it with your Android phone to install, or search for “Tomoshi” on Google Play.

iOS

QR code for the App Store pageDownload on the App Store

Scan it with your iPhone camera to install, or search for “Tomoshi” in the App Store.

Install the browser extensionLook words up on any web page · Chrome / Edge / Safari

Screenshot of a Tomoshi lookup resultScreenshot of Tomoshi lookup results on a phone

Windows macOS Chrome / Edge / Safari extension iOS / Android