聞こえる (To be audible)

To be audible, To sound (like), (Can) hear, To be heard

JLPT N4

Pattern

Noun + が + 聞こえる

How it works

聞こえる means a sound reaches you naturally: “can be heard”. The sound takes が. Compare 聞ける (able to listen, e.g. when given the chance).

Examples

となりのへやからピアノの音が聞こえます。I can hear a piano from the next room.
すみません、よく聞こえません。Sorry, I can't hear you well.

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 4

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