聞(き)き慣(な)れる

ききなれる

verb (ichidan)

to become used to hearing

自動詞 intransitivecognition

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	聞(き)き慣(な)れる	聞(き)き慣(な)れない
Present polite	聞(き)き慣(な)れます	聞(き)き慣(な)れません
Past	聞(き)き慣(な)れた	聞(き)き慣(な)れなかった
Past polite	聞(き)き慣(な)れました	聞(き)き慣(な)れませんでした
て form	聞(き)き慣(な)れて	聞(き)き慣(な)れなくて
ている present	聞(き)き慣(な)れている	聞(き)き慣(な)れていない
ている polite	聞(き)き慣(な)れています	聞(き)き慣(な)れていません
ている past	聞(き)き慣(な)れていた	聞(き)き慣(な)れていなかった
ている past polite	聞(き)き慣(な)れていました	聞(き)き慣(な)れていませんでした
Conditional ば	聞(き)き慣(な)れれば	聞(き)き慣(な)れなければ
Conditional たら	聞(き)き慣(な)れたら	聞(き)き慣(な)れなかったら
Volitional	聞(き)き慣(な)れよう	—
Volitional polite	聞(き)き慣(な)れましょう	—
Potential	聞(き)き慣(な)れられる	聞(き)き慣(な)れられない
Passive	聞(き)き慣(な)れられる	聞(き)き慣(な)れられない
Causative	聞(き)き慣(な)れさせる	聞(き)き慣(な)れさせない
Imperative	聞(き)き慣(な)れろ	聞(き)き慣(な)れるな

1. to become used to hearing

to become familiar with a sound, voice, or expression through repeated exposure

聞(き)き慣(な)れない言葉(ことば)だ。

That's an unfamiliar word.

彼(かれ)の声(こえ)にも聞(き)き慣(な)れてきた。

I've gotten used to his voice too.

日本語(にほんご)の発音(はつおん)に聞(き)き慣(な)れるまで時間(じかん)がかかった。

It took time to get used to hearing Japanese pronunciation.

Forms

聞(き)く (to hear) + 慣(な)れる (to become accustomed) → to become accustomed to hearing

Common collocations

Often used in the negative form 聞(き)き慣(な)れない to describe unfamiliar sounds or expressions.

Related compound verbs

食(た)べ慣(な)れる (to become used to eating)
見(み)慣(な)れる (to become used to seeing)
住(す)み慣(な)れる (to become used to living)
使(つか)い慣(な)れる (to become used to using)

Related Words

Related: 見慣(みな)れる (to become used to seeing)

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Added 2026.1.26 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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