聞こえる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 聞こえる (きこえる) is an intransitive verb meaning that a sound is audible or can be heard.
• Basic usage: 笑い声が聞こえる reports a sound audible now; 鐘の音が聞こえた reports a faint sound heard in the past.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Audible sound as subject
  • The sound takes が rather than acting as the object of deliberate listening; 聞こえた simply shifts the audible event to the past.