Your story doesn't corroborate what I've heard before.
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聞く， 聴く， きく
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)
3. to ask, to enquire, to query
4. to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
6. to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g...
1. in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
2. before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
3. (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
4. forward, ahead
5. (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
6. previous (e...
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use...
