聞きかす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
Could you please tell me more about the situation here?
2. to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
I got it drummed into me so many times that I memorized it.
3. to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
Kanji used
hear
Pitch accent
き
かす
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to read to (for) someone
Examples (16 in total)
I got it drummed into me so many times that I memorized it.
I remember because I was made to listen to it over and over.
I've been told that over and over again.
I'm sick of listening to your complaints.
It is different from the initial plan I had been told about.
I was told everyone else was out in the rice fields.
I haven't been told anything about today's schedule.
But what I was told blew that resolve away completely.
Tell me as much about that as possible.
You must have heard many things from those people, didn't you?
When I hear it from a third party, I want to hide out of embarrassment.
It was probably because I was made to hear unbelievable stories one after another.
She insists that she won't move until she is told the truth.
Could you please tell me more about the situation here?
And so, I was told an unexpected story by the young lady.
Hearing such a story, it is impossible to remain composed.