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Dictionary: “耳”

耳

みみ

ear

Example sentence

I put the receiver to my ear.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

耳
On
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Kun
みみ
Stroke count
6

・ear

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Related words to 耳

49 related words

耳元

みみもと

→

close to the ear

耳目

じもく

→

eyes and ears;seeing and hearing

耳鼻科

じびか

→

otolaryngology;ear, nose, and throat department

耳障り

みみざわり

→

hard (on the ears);offensive (to the ear);rasping;rough;harsh;grating;jarring;cacophonous

耳

みみ

→

hearing

耳目

じもく

→

one's attention;one's interest

耳

みみ

→

ear (for music, etc.)

耳

みみ

→

edge;crust;heel (of bread or cheese);selvedge (of woven fabric);selvage

耳

みみ

→

ear (of a pot, jug, etc.);handle

耳より

みみより

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welcome (news);inviting;encouraging;tempting;hopeful

耳鼻咽喉科

じびいんこうか

→

otorhinolaryngology;otolaryngology;ear, nose and throat department

耳飾り

みみかざり

→

earring

耳打ち

みみうち

→

whispering into a person's ear

耳慣れる

みみなれる

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to become familiar (to one's ears)

耳寄り

みみより

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welcome (news);inviting;encouraging;tempting;hopeful

耳がダンボ

みみがダンボ

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pricking up one's ears and listening;listening attentively

耳かき

みみかき

→

earpick

耳が利く

みみがきく

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to have a sharp ear

耳が早い

みみがはやい

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being quick-eared;having sharp ears;being first to know about something

耳タコ

みみタコ

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having been told something so often that one is fed up with it

耳にする

みみにする

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to hear;to hear by chance;to hear by accident;to catch (the sound)

耳が痛い

みみがいたい

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being painfully true (e.g. reprimand);making one's ears burn;striking home (e.g. remark)

耳を揃えて

みみをそろえて

→

(to pay off) in full

耳が遠い

みみがとおい

→

poor hearing

耳が聞こえない

みみがきこえない

→

to be deaf;to not be able to hear

耳そろえて

みみそろえて

→

all at once (usu. of payment);at one go

耳を貸す

みみをかす

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to lend an ear to;to listen to

耳たぶ

みみたぶ

→

earlobe

耳コピ

みみコピ

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playing (music) by ear;transcribing (music) by ear

耳を疑う

みみをうたがう

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to not believe one's ears

耳に付く

みみにつく

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to catch one's attention;to catch one's ear;to be annoying to one's ear

耳下腺炎

じかせんえん

→

mumps;parotitis

耳下腺

じかせん

→

parotid gland

耳を澄ます

みみをすます

→

to listen carefully;to strain one's ears

耳かす

みみかす

→

earwax;cerumen

耳が肥える

みみがこえる

→

to have an ear for music

耳の日

みみのひ

→

World Hearing Day (March 3)

耳を揃える

みみをそろえる

→

to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

耳ピ

みみピ

→

ear piercing;earring

耳にタコができる

みみにタコができる

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to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

耳が肥えている

みみがこえている

→

to have an ear for music

耳に入る

みみにはいる

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to reach one's ears;to come to one's knowledge;to hear about;to learn of (by chance)

耳介

じかい

→

auricle;pinna

耳に挟む

みみにはさむ

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to happen to hear;to overhear

耳に残る

みみにのこる

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words);to linger in one's ears

耳をダンボにする

みみをダンボにする

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to prick up one's ears;to listen attentively

耳の遠い

みみのとおい

→

hard of hearing

耳を傾ける

みみをかたむける

→

to lend an ear;to hearken;to give an ear to;to listen carefully

耳くそ

みみくそ

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earwax;cerumen