- 聴く — to listen carefully; to heed
- 聴覚 — sense of hearing
- 聴衆 — audience; listeners
- 難聴 — impaired hearing; partial deafness
- 傍聴 — attending a trial or meeting as an observer
- 聴取 — taking a statement; listening and recording
The kanji 聴 has the ear radical 耳 on the left, joined with a complex phonetic part that comes from the older form 聽. In that old form you can see elements for ear, eyes, and heart, suggesting “using your ears, eyes, and heart together.” So 聴 is not just to “hear” sounds, but to listen closely and take them in with full attention.