What are the naunces between the use of 訊く instead of 聞く in the following sentence?












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I know that 低く is another way to write 聞く, so now I'm curious as to why the author of the book used it here instead of 聞く, which has been used for all previous instances in the book.




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




As I've mentioned in What is the definition of 凶々? , I'm wondering if there are any nuances or slightly different meanings when it comes to using different kanji that have the same-ish dictionary definition and how to understand the why or to discern the meaning behind the seemingly random different kanji being used in sentences.



For example, what is the difference between




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




and




こちらから聞くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。







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  • Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

    – sazarando
    6 hours ago











  • @sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

    – Toyu_Frey
    6 hours ago






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    「 低くような声」って？

    – Chocolate♦
    4 hours ago






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    Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

    – naruto
    2 hours ago
















1















I know that 低く is another way to write 聞く, so now I'm curious as to why the author of the book used it here instead of 聞く, which has been used for all previous instances in the book.




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




As I've mentioned in What is the definition of 凶々? , I'm wondering if there are any nuances or slightly different meanings when it comes to using different kanji that have the same-ish dictionary definition and how to understand the why or to discern the meaning behind the seemingly random different kanji being used in sentences.



For example, what is the difference between




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




and




こちらから聞くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。







translation kanji nuances etymology







share|improve this question

























  • Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

    – sazarando
    6 hours ago











  • @sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

    – Toyu_Frey
    6 hours ago






  • 2





    「 低くような声」って？

    – Chocolate♦
    4 hours ago






  • 1





    Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

    – naruto
    2 hours ago














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I know that 低く is another way to write 聞く, so now I'm curious as to why the author of the book used it here instead of 聞く, which has been used for all previous instances in the book.




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




As I've mentioned in What is the definition of 凶々? , I'm wondering if there are any nuances or slightly different meanings when it comes to using different kanji that have the same-ish dictionary definition and how to understand the why or to discern the meaning behind the seemingly random different kanji being used in sentences.



For example, what is the difference between




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




and




こちらから聞くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。







translation kanji nuances etymology







share|improve this question
















I know that 低く is another way to write 聞く, so now I'm curious as to why the author of the book used it here instead of 聞く, which has been used for all previous instances in the book.




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




As I've mentioned in What is the definition of 凶々? , I'm wondering if there are any nuances or slightly different meanings when it comes to using different kanji that have the same-ish dictionary definition and how to understand the why or to discern the meaning behind the seemingly random different kanji being used in sentences.



For example, what is the difference between




こちらから訊くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。




and




こちらから聞くより先に、　低くような声が返ってきた。







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  • Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

    – sazarando
    6 hours ago











  • @sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

    – Toyu_Frey
    6 hours ago






  • 2





    「 低くような声」って？

    – Chocolate♦
    4 hours ago






  • 1





    Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

    – naruto
    2 hours ago



















  • Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

    – sazarando
    6 hours ago











  • @sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

    – Toyu_Frey
    6 hours ago






  • 2





    「 低くような声」って？

    – Chocolate♦
    4 hours ago






  • 1





    Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

    – naruto
    2 hours ago

















Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

– sazarando
6 hours ago





Looks like you might have mis-typed 低 instead of 訊

– sazarando
6 hours ago













@sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

– Toyu_Frey
6 hours ago





@sazarando thanks for pointing that out, its now fixed.

– Toyu_Frey
6 hours ago




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「 低くような声」って？

– Chocolate♦
4 hours ago





「 低くような声」って？

– Chocolate♦
4 hours ago




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Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

– naruto
2 hours ago





Related: Why are there many kanji that are read and mean the same? Also, see my answer here: japanese.stackexchange.com/a/55317/5010

– naruto
2 hours ago










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  • 訊く　is often used to specifically indicate that the actor is asking a question


  • 聞く　is more generic and could also mean that the actor only "hears" or "listens to" something








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