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to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
to sound (like); to come across (as)
to be well known; to be famous
隣の部屋からピアノが聴こえる。
I can hear a piano from the next room.
遠くで雷の音が聴こえた。
I heard the sound of thunder in the distance.
声が小さくて聴こえなかった。
The voice was too quiet and I couldn't hear it.