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listening comprehension; aural comprehension
The ability to understand spoken language, or the act of doing so. Used mainly in language education and proficiency testing contexts.
聴解の試験が苦手だ。
I'm bad at listening comprehension exams.
毎日ポッドキャストを聞いて聴解力を上げている。
I listen to podcasts every day to improve my listening comprehension.
JLPTの聴解セクションでは、会話やアナウンスを聞いて答える。
In the JLPT listening section, you listen to conversations and announcements and answer questions.
USAGE:
聴解 is used almost exclusively in educational and testing contexts. It is one of the standard skill categories in language proficiency tests such as the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 聴解力 (listening comprehension ability)
- 聴解問題 (listening comprehension questions)
- 聴解練習 (listening comprehension practice)
- 聴解セクション (listening section)
SIMILAR WORDS:
Paired with 読解 (reading comprehension) in language testing. While 読解 covers written text, 聴解 covers spoken audio.