見聞

Noun

 * 1) what one has seen and heard; personal experience; knowledge; information

Etymology 1
Appears to be a Japanese coinage from components, as a compound of.

Noun

 * 1) looking and listening, seeing and hearing
 * 2) experience, knowledge, what one has seen and heard

Verb

 * 1) to observe, to experience, to see and hear

Etymology 2
Alteration from kenbun, using the go'on reading for.

Noun

 * 1) looking and listening, seeing and hearing
 * 2) experience, knowledge, what one has seen and heard

Derived terms

 * : seeing and hearing and remembering and knowing: the six forms of awareness (the five senses plus the mind)
 * : a spectator, an onlooker, someone watching and listening

Etymology 3
Compound of.

Usage notes
The spelling with the okurigana is more common for this reading.

Noun

 * : looking and listening, seeing and hearing
 * : experience, knowledge, what one has seen and heard

Verb

 * : to look and listen, to observe, to experience