ける
kikiwakeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to distinguish; to tell (the difference) by hearing; to hear the difference (between)

Transitive
小鳥 ことり こえ けることが出来 できますか。
kotorino koeo kikiwakeru kotoga dekimasuka.
Can you tell one bird from another by hearing them?
Ichidan Verb

2. to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

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