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“To tell by hearing” in Japanese

Short answer
聞き分ける kikiwakeru ききわける

To tell by hearing in Japanese is “聞き分ける” (kikiwakeru). Full meaning: to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable.

Other ways to say “To tell by hearing” in Japanese

聞分ける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聞きわける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable ききわける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聴きわける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable きき分ける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聴き分ける kikiwakeru to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聞分け kikiwake to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聞分けん kikiwaken to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聞きわけ kikiwake to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable ききわけ kikiwake to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable 聞分けよ kikiwakeyo to recognize (by sound), to identify, to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.), to distinguish, to tell (the difference) by hearing, to hear the difference (between); to (listen and) understand, to listen to reason, to be reasonable

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