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・ear
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みみ
ear
Example sentence
I put the receiver to my ear.
Kanji details
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みみもと
close to the ear
じもく
eyes and ears;seeing and hearing
じびか
otolaryngology;ear, nose, and throat department
みみざわり
hard (on the ears);offensive (to the ear);rasping;rough;harsh;grating;jarring;cacophonous
みみ
hearing
じもく
one's attention;one's interest
みみ
ear (for music, etc.)
みみ
edge;crust;heel (of bread or cheese);selvedge (of woven fabric);selvage
みみ
ear (of a pot, jug, etc.);handle
みみより
welcome (news);inviting;encouraging;tempting;hopeful
じびいんこうか
otorhinolaryngology;otolaryngology;ear, nose and throat department
みみかざり
earring
みみうち
whispering into a person's ear
みみなれる
to become familiar (to one's ears)
みみより
welcome (news);inviting;encouraging;tempting;hopeful
みみがダンボ
pricking up one's ears and listening;listening attentively
みみかき
earpick
みみがきく
to have a sharp ear
みみがはやい
being quick-eared;having sharp ears;being first to know about something
みみタコ
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
みみにする
to hear;to hear by chance;to hear by accident;to catch (the sound)
みみがいたい
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand);making one's ears burn;striking home (e.g. remark)
みみをそろえて
(to pay off) in full
みみがとおい
poor hearing
みみがきこえない
to be deaf;to not be able to hear
みみそろえて
all at once (usu. of payment);at one go
みみをかす
to lend an ear to;to listen to
みみたぶ
earlobe
みみコピ
playing (music) by ear;transcribing (music) by ear
みみをうたがう
to not believe one's ears
みみにつく
to catch one's attention;to catch one's ear;to be annoying to one's ear
じかせんえん
mumps;parotitis
じかせん
parotid gland
みみをすます
to listen carefully;to strain one's ears
みみかす
earwax;cerumen
みみがこえる
to have an ear for music
みみのひ
World Hearing Day (March 3)
みみをそろえる
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
みみピ
ear piercing;earring
みみにタコができる
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
みみがこえている
to have an ear for music
みみにはいる
to reach one's ears;to come to one's knowledge;to hear about;to learn of (by chance)
じかい
auricle;pinna
みみにはさむ
to happen to hear;to overhear
みみにのこる
to remain in memory (of sounds and words);to linger in one's ears
みみをダンボにする
to prick up one's ears;to listen attentively
みみのとおい
hard of hearing
みみをかたむける
to lend an ear;to hearken;to give an ear to;to listen carefully
みみくそ
earwax;cerumen