Illustration: During a visit to a small fishing harbor, a young traveler crouches beside an experienced net maker repairing a fishing net. The traveler watches the knot closely while the net maker holds two strands apart and explains how they connect.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

見けん聞ぶん

kenbun

experience, knowledge

Often used in 見聞を広める. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは見聞けんぶんの広ひろい人ひとだ。

    He’s a well-informed person.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれの話はなしからその見聞けんぶんの広ひろさがうかがわれた。

    His talk led me to believe that he knows a great deal.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 旅たびの目的もくてきは、「臨床医りんしょういとしての見聞けんぶんを広ひろめるため」と記しるし、各地かくちで治療ちりょうもした。

    He noted that "the purpose of the travel is to broaden my knowledge as a clinical doctor" and provided treatments in various places as well.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 見聞

  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
  • 聞hear; askOnブン・モンKunきく・きこえる

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