き
聞
　
く
　
に
た
堪
　
え
　
な
　
い

expression, adjective

  1. painful to listen to, unbearable to hear.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
聞
　
く
　
に
た
堪
　
え
　
な
　
い
 聞くに堪えない きくにたえない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hear, ask, listen
き.く　ブン　モン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
withstand, endure, support
カン　こた.える　タン (Early High School, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
tremendously, very, great
ジン　はなは.だ　じ (Early High School, N1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
equal, head, counter for small animals
ひき　ヒツ (Early Jr. High, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)