聞(き)き取(と)り

ききとり

noun

listening comprehension; hearing; interview

language communication

1. listening comprehension; listening skills

the ability to understand spoken language, often used in the context of language learning

聞(き)き取(と)りの練習(れんしゅう)をする。

I practice listening comprehension.

聞(き)き取(と)りテストで満点(まんてん)を取(と)った。

I got a perfect score on the listening test.

電話(でんわ)の聞(き)き取(と)りが難(むずか)しい。

It's hard to understand what's being said on the phone.

2. hearing; interview; investigation

gathering information by listening to someone's account or testimony

目撃者(もくげきしゃ)の聞(き)き取(と)りを行(おこな)った。

We conducted an interview with the witness.

関係者(かんけいしゃ)からの聞(き)き取(と)り調査(ちょうさ)をしている。

We are conducting interviews with the people involved.

警察(けいさつ)が聞(き)き取(と)りに来(き)た。

The police came to take a statement.

Compounds

聞(き)き (hearing) + 取(と)り (taking/catching)

Sense 1 - language learning

聞(き)き取(と)りテスト - listening test
聞(き)き取(と)り練習(れんしゅう) - listening practice
聞(き)き取(と)り能力(のうりょく) - listening comprehension ability

Sense 2 - investigation

聞(き)き取(と)り調査(ちょうさ) - interview survey
聞(き)き取(と)りを行(おこな)う - to conduct an interview

Related words

読(よ)み取(と)り - reading/interpretation
聴解力(ちょうかいりょく) - listening comprehension ability (formal)

Related Words

Related: 読(よ)み取(と)り (reading; scanning)

Related: 書取(かきと)り (dictation)

Related: 聞(き)き取(と)る (to catch, to make out, to hear clearly)

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Added 2026.1.28 11:51 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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