- ききこむ
- 聴き込む
to have heard
聞込む
to get information
to find out
to get wind of* * *ききこむ【聞き込む】〈人が主語〉 obtain information (by inquiry); learn; hear; (うわさを) get wind of…; 〈事が主語〉 reach one's ears [knowledge].●そんな話をお前はどこから聞き込んだのか. Where did you hear about [get wind of] that?
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.