Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “聞く耳を持たない”

聞く耳を持たない

きくみみをもたない

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

Example sentence

I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

聞
On
ぶん;もん
Kun
き.く;き.こえる
Stroke count
14

・hear

・ask

・listen

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耳
On
じ
Kun
みみ
Stroke count
6

・ear

1 2 3 4 5 6
持
On
じ
Kun
も.つ;-も.ち;も.てる
Stroke count
9

・hold

・have

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